Dust Storm in Oklahoma

Events

42

Deaths

1

Injuries

11

Damage

$320,000

• Wildfire and Dust Storm in Oklahoma, March 14 to 31, 20251 death · 6 injured · $50 million · 72 kt wind · 117 eventsAn intense upper system produced a historic wildfire outbreak and synoptic windstorm across the WFO Norman Forecast Area on the 14th. As a note, the first, last and highest magnitude wind gusts are those included in this episode for a particular zone (county).
• Dust Storm in Oklahoma, April 27, 20145 injured · $200,000 · 1 eventA cold front moved through the Oklahoma Panhandle during the early morning hours of the 27th. The strong winds behind the front lofted dirt into the air which led to isolated dust storm conditions.
• Wildfire and Dust Storm in Oklahoma, March 15 to 18, 2026$102,000 · 59 kt wind · 47 eventsThe passage of an intense cold front, associated with a deepening midlatitude cyclone across the central CONUS, fostered a non-convective wind and wildfire episode across Oklahoma and western-north Texas during the morning into early evening of the 15th.
• Dust Storm and Hail in Oklahoma, February 24, 2001$48,000 · 1 in hail · 41 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed across portions of central and southern Oklahoma during the morning of the 24th and was followed by a period of blowing dust during the late afternoon and early evening.
• Dust Storm and High Wind in Oklahoma, February 26, 202358 kt wind · 4 eventsA vigorous upper level system passed over the southern Great Plains on Sunday February 26th, 2023.
• Dust Storm and High Wind in Oklahoma, April 29, 202253 kt wind · 2 eventsA strong upper level low moved into the Central Plains from the Rockies. A cold front moved quickly southward across the eastern Plains of Colorado and strong winds spread into the western and central Oklahoma Panhandle and the northern Texas Panhandle.
• Dust Storm in Oklahoma, August 23, 20071 eventWinds of 35 to 40 mph blew sand and silt left over from massive flooding that occurred a few days before. Visibilities at times were near zero and SH 33 was almost impassable. The blowing dust lasted for a few hours before subsiding during the late afternoon hours.
• Dust Storm in Oklahoma, March 18, 20141 eventA cold front moved through the Oklahoma Panhandle during the day on the 18th. Behind the cold front strong surface winds picked up dust causing lowered visibilities across the Panhandle. Less than a quarter mile visibility led to U.S.
• Dust Storm in Oklahoma, March 15, 20141 eventA cold front moved through the Oklahoma Panhandle during the late afternoon hours of the 15th. The strong winds behind the front caused blowing dust to lower visibilities into the quarter mile to near zero range.
• Dust Storm in Oklahoma, January 15, 20211 eventVery strong wind speeds aloft were able to mix down to the surface on January 15th. Wind gusts peaked around 60 MPH in the north and northeast combined OK and TX Panhandles between 10 AM and noon. Sustained winds reached 30 to 45 MPH across the entire combined Panhandles.

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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.