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Spooky Video Shows Soccer Players Running as Invisible Weather Phenomenon Appears on Field
Bill Randby said the spinning column lifted rubber infill pellets and forced players to run for the sideline.
- On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Creighton Prep soccer players in Omaha, Nebraska, encountered a rare 'turf devil' during practice that was caught on camera.
- Chief Meteorologist Bill Randby explains the phenomenon occurs in open areas where rising air and wind gusts create a spinning, mini-tornado effect without dust.
- Players initially watched the field appear to lift and approach them, then suddenly felt themselves pelted by loose rubber pellets, forcing them to run out of the way.
- A Creighton coach contacted KETV NewsWatch 7 to share footage of the unexpected event, prompting meteorologist review of the rare occurrence.
- Randby noted the rarity of the occurrence, stating he was uncertain whether he had previously encountered such a turf-based vortex phenomenon.
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