Dust Devil in Oregon
Every dust devil event the National Weather Service has filed in Oregon, 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 Oregon.
- 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
- 0
- Damage
- $15,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Dust Devil in Oregon, June 10, 1996A strong dust devil formed in a dirt horse corral near the town of Tenmile. The dust devil destroyed a small utility shed and a pole construction horse barn adjacent to the corral. No significant clouds or precipitation were present in the region at the time.
- Dust Devil in Oregon, April 2, 2003A strong dust devil blew a piece of metal roofing into power lines at a local furniture store. The dust devil tore through Umatilla Park and Sports Complex, destroying five baseball dugouts.
- Dust Devil in Oregon, July 1, 2010A dust devil occurred at the Rockhound Show at the fairgrounds just south of Madras. Several canopies from vendors were destroyed with tarps in the trees. Although nobody was injured, a tray of rocks tossed and hit one man.
- Dust Devil in Oregon, August 20, 2011Clear skies, light winds and intense midday solar heating allowed a dust devil to develop near Hosmer Lake, west of Bend.
- Dust Devil in Oregon, September 10, 2018A fairly unstable atmosphere with plenty of sun breaks allowed updrafts to develop. One such updraft developed into a dust devil which did some damage to a storage building at the Creswell Airport.
- Dust Devil in Oregon, April 9, 2024Swirling winds moved over a business and produced damage to a sky light on the business rooftop and a ventilation system on the rooftop.
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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.