Dust Devil in Maine
Every dust devil event the National Weather Service has filed in Maine, 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 Maine.
- 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $10,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Dust Devil in Maine, May 19, 2003Wind from a large dust devil in the town of Lebanon reportedly lifted the roof of a two-story body shop causing it to collapse. A 51-year-old man was inside the shop at the time and was killed in the incident.
- Dust Devil in Maine, April 23, 2008A dust devil lifted a 15 foot by 24 ft post barn and carried it about 200 feet from where it stood previously. The structure was destroyed on impact. Damage was estimated at $10,000.
- Dust Devil in Maine, May 12, 2016A strong dust devil with winds estimated around 60 mph tipped a camping trailer on to a pickup truck at a farm near the town of Carroll. The camping trailer was 40 feet long and weighed around 7000 lbs. Other heavy objects were moved around the yard.
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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.