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Confidence votes 95.7K. A sand tornado is not truly a tornado. It is a phenomenon called a dust devil. Dust devils are whirlwinds that form when a layer of hot air forms just above the ground and rises in a relatively small, rotating column, picking up up dust or sand as it does so. Dust devils are rarely strong enough to cause damage, and are much weaker than tornadoes.
A dust storm or sandstorm is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions. They can be seen as solid walls of sand that are up to 5,000ft high.n Kuwait, the month of April is known as 'sandstorm month'. Sandstorms that come from Northern Africa and drift across Europe are called 'Sahara Sand Storms'. Sand storms can cause hacking coughs, and the sand and dust have also been known to be capable of carrying 'infectious diseases'.