Dust Devil in Maryland
Every dust devil event the National Weather Service has filed in Maryland, 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 Maryland.
- 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
- 1
- Damage
- $6,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Dust Devil in Maryland, July 19, 2009Strong surface heating due to sunshine combined with localized winds to produce a dust devil.
- Dust Devil in Maryland, July 30, 1997A dust devil developed in an open field near Clarksville during the early afternoon, picking up 5 to 6 tents up to 25 feet in the air. The tents contained camping duffel bags - the bags held up to 40 pounds of equipment.
- Dust Devil in Maryland, August 5, 1999A dust devil, or landspout, developed from fair weather clouds around 3:45 PM EDT on a 4 acre homestead outside of Laytonsville. As it moved across an acre of the property, it broke tree spikes and bent the trees the spikes were supporting.
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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.