Dust Devil, Kenosha
- When
- July 5, 1:00 PM CST to 1:03 PM CST
- Where
- Kenosha forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dust Devil in Wisconsin, July 5, 1996
A rare, short-lived dust devil spun up over a recently plowed field and then moved into the backyard of a residence about 2 miles SSE of Pleasant Prairie. It turned over and damaged a patio umbrella and lifted a heavy metal table.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100
- 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 MKX wrote it up.
A rare, short-lived dust devil spun up over a recently plowed field and then moved into the backyard of a residence about 2 miles SSE of Pleasant Prairie. It turned over and damaged a patio umbrella and lifted a heavy metal table. It was on the ground for about 100 yards, and was about 1 to 2 yards in diameter. The home's owner said it had a very strange sound.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 dust devil. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heat in Texas, July 5, 1996
- Flash Flood in Georgia, July 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, July 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 5, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, July 5 to 7, 1996
- Hail in Oklahoma, July 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 5, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 5, 1996
- Hail in Missouri, July 5, 1996
- Flood in Maine, July 5 to 6, 1996
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, July 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: 5558346.