Dust Devil in North Carolina
Every dust devil event the National Weather Service has filed in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina.
- 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
- 8
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $25,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 22, 2007Differential heating combined with an upper level disturbance aloft resulted in scattered convection across the western piedmont.
- Dust Devil in North Carolina, April 7, 1996An unusually strong dust devil took the roof off a multi-purpose building at a residence. Debris was scattered for a mile or two along Interstate 85.
- Dust Devil in North Carolina, February 19, 1997A dust devil damaged half a chicken house in McGrady during the afternoon hours on the 19th.
- Dust Devil in North Carolina, March 15, 2002A large dust devil damaged a chicken pen.
- Dust Devil in North Carolina, April 5, 2002A large dust devil damaged a 30 foot camper and a shed.
- Dust Devil in North Carolina, April 6, 2002A large dust devil damaged a home and a separate building. The porch of the house was shifted 4 to 5 inches off its foundation and windows were blown out of the building.
- Dust Devil in North Carolina, August 4, 2006A dust devil tore the roof off a chicken coop on highway 218.
- Dust Devil in North Carolina, August 8, 2007A strong dust devil formed near the community of Mollie.
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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.