Dust Devil in Arizona, June 10, 1996

Name: Dust Devil in Arizona, June 10, 1996
Start: 1996-06-10T20:50
End: 1996-06-10T21:00
Location: Arizona

June 10, 1996 · NWS TWC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Half of a roof was blown off a house in Tucson near River and Campbell streets. No thunderstorms in area so most likely cause was a very strong dust devil.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $15,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS TWC wrote it up.

Half of a roof was blown off a house in Tucson near River and Campbell streets. No thunderstorms in area so most likely cause was a very strong dust devil.

Event by event

1 dust devil. Local standard time, as filed.

Dust Devil, Greater Phoenix Area

When: June 10, 8:50 PM MST to 9:00 PM MST
Where: Greater Phoenix Area forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000

What these are

Dust Devil: A small rotating column of dust from surface heating that caused damage or injury.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arizona in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Arizona, June 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5574284.