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NWS: Dust storm in Bakersfield not a tornado

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23ABC received reports of what looked like a tornado Wednesday afternoon in the East Bakersfield area as wind and dust rolled into the area.

The National Weather Service confirmed that the flying dust was a dust storm and not a tornado.

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