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Things Get A Little Out Of Hand When This Tumbleweed Twister Catches On Fire (VIDEO)

WATCH: This Burning Tumbleweed Twister Is Absolutely Nuts
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Nature is an unpredictable beast.

That's the lesson a Colorado fire crew learned when things suddenly went in an unexpected direction during a prescribed burn at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.

Prescribed, or controlled, burns are a necessary part of keeping a forest healthy as they clear out overgrown vegetation that would otherwise raise the risk of a much larger wildfire, but it's rare that they would have quite this effect.

Thankfully, the well-trained crew contained the fire, tumbleweeds and the dust devil, managing to only burn one acre of land they hadn't planned to.

The video, posted by Thomas Rogers, gives a pretty remarkable first-hand perspective of this incredible natural phenomenon.

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These incredible shots were captured by Marko Korosec, 31, a storm chaser on a recent month-long trip to the USA. The pictures, which were taken in "Tornado Alley" as Korosec travelled through Texas, Kansas and Colorado, were shot from a distance of 1km as the giant supercells ripped up the landscape.
Storm Chaser Colorado Tornados (02 of06)
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These incredible shots were captured by Marko Korosec, 31, a storm chaser on a recent month-long trip to the USA. The pictures, which were taken in "Tornado Alley" as Korosec travelled through Texas, Kansas and Colorado, were shot from a distance of 1km as the giant supercells ripped up the landscape.
Storm Chaser Colorado Tornados (03 of06)
Open Image Modal
These incredible shots were captured by Marko Korosec, 31, a storm chaser on a recent month-long trip to the USA. The pictures, which were taken in "Tornado Alley" as Korosec travelled through Texas, Kansas and Colorado, were shot from a distance of 1km as the giant supercells ripped up the landscape.
Storm Chaser Colorado Tornados (04 of06)
Open Image Modal
These incredible shots were captured by Marko Korosec, 31, a storm chaser on a recent month-long trip to the USA. The pictures, which were taken in "Tornado Alley" as Korosec travelled through Texas, Kansas and Colorado, were shot from a distance of 1km as the giant supercells ripped up the landscape.
Storm Chaser Colorado Tornados (05 of06)
Open Image Modal
These incredible shots were captured by Marko Korosec, 31, a storm chaser on a recent month-long trip to the USA. The pictures, which were taken in "Tornado Alley" as Korosec travelled through Texas, Kansas and Colorado, were shot from a distance of 1km as the giant supercells ripped up the landscape.
Storm Chaser Colorado Tornados (06 of06)
Open Image Modal
These incredible shots were captured by Marko Korosec, 31, a storm chaser on a recent month-long trip to the USA. The pictures, which were taken in "Tornado Alley" as Korosec travelled through Texas, Kansas and Colorado, were shot from a distance of 1km as the giant supercells ripped up the landscape.
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