Dust Devil in Alabama
Every dust devil event the National Weather Service has filed in Alabama, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A small rotating column of dust from surface heating that caused damage or injury.
The most significant on the map
The most significant dust devil episodes in Alabama.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 6
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $27,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 3 to 4, 2007Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in the heat of the afternoon on several days in early August.
- Dust Devil in Alabama, July 24, 2006An apparent dust devil caused extensive damage to two chicken houses on a farm on Dime Road, north of Haleyville. Witnesses reported seeing metal from the chicken houses, and other debris, circulating and floating in the air and being carried by the wind.
- Dust Devil in Alabama, June 16, 2006Afternoon heating produced temperature lapse rates near the earth surface steep enough to generate an intense thermal updraft resulting in a strong dust devil. Wind speeds can only be estimated, but considering the damage were up to 50 mph.
- Dust Devil in Alabama, June 20, 2008Intense afternoon heat led to at least one dust devil.
- Dust Devil in Alabama, May 7, 2015A strong dust devil produced some minor damage in Madison County, Alabama.
- Dust Devil in Alabama, June 3, 2016A dust devil damaged a truck at a Tree Service company in Harvest at around 3:34 pm.
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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.