Dust Storm in Indiana
Every dust storm event the National Weather Service has filed in Indiana, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Blowing dust that reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less.
The most significant on the map
The most significant dust storm episodes in Indiana.
- 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
- 1
- Damage
- $50,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Dust Storm in Indiana, May 23, 2005Gusty winds caused dirt and sand from a nearby farm field to reduce visibilities to near zero on a county road south of Edinburgh, Indiana in Bartholomew County, causing two automobile accidents.
- Dust Storm and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 16, 2025An area of thunderstorms moved across west central Indiana during the late afternoon of May 16th producing damaging convective wind gusts across southern Benton County.
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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.