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A terrifying dirt tornado sprung up in the middle of a softball game

Run away! It’s a massive dirt tornado!

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Imagine this, you’re enjoying a nice, sunny spring day, playing some softball, when all of a sudden a spiraling cyclone of dirt emerges from behind the shortstop and goes ripping across the infield. 

It sounds scary, but it looks even scarier. 

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It actually seems like the weather phenomenon may have helped Lynchburg, the home team. In the bottom half of the inning, the Hornets rallied for five runs

- Dan Gartland