Dust Devil in Arkansas
Every dust devil event the National Weather Service has filed in Arkansas, 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 Arkansas.
- 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
- 3
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $87,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Heat and Drought in Arkansas, July 1 to 31, 2012Unusually hot weather that began in late June continued into the first part of July, thanks to a large area of high pressure aloft. Many high temperatures of 100 degrees or higher were recorded, and a number of daily high temperature records were broken.
- Damaging Winds and Dust Devil in Arkansas, June 25 to 30, 2012While Arkansas remained in a drought late in June, enough moisture returned to permit the development of very isolated thunderstorms.
- Dust Devil in Arkansas, July 31, 2012The heat and drought led to many well-developed dust devils in July. One of these damaged a business on the 31st.
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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.