Dust devil whirls through Prince George, B.C., parking lot [Video]

A large dust devil was caught on video tearing through a mall parking lot in Prince George, B.C., on Saturday afternoon as conditions in the region are primed for the whirlwinds.

The long, narrow plume of dust can be seen spinning among cars through the parking lot of Pine Centre Mall in a video taken by Anakin Gibson, a resident of the north-central B.C. city. 

Gibson said he was driving by the parking lot when he saw dust and rocks being flung around. 

“Out of nowhere the wind kind of picked up and it started swirling, and it just kept growing and growing,” said Gibson. “It was quite interesting to see.”

He estimates it reached at least …