Nevada, 1996

Dust Devil in Nevada, June 25, 1996

June 25, 1996 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong winds from a dust devil ripped through a mobile home park in North Las Vegas tearing awnings and shingles from residences and hurling them hundreds of feet through the air.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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 VEF wrote it up.

Strong winds from a dust devil ripped through a mobile home park in North Las Vegas tearing awnings and shingles from residences and hurling them hundreds of feet through the air.

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1 dust devil. Local standard time, as filed.

Dust Devil, Clark

When
June 25, 2:00 PM PST to 2:10 PM PST
Where
Clark County, 5 mi NE of Las Vegas
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

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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: 5551727.