Dust Storm in Oregon

Events

17

Deaths

1

Injuries

9

Damage

$150,000

• Dust Storm and High Wind in Oregon, November 17 to 18, 20151 death · 86 kt wind · 8 eventsA strong pacific system moved through the pacific northwest. A deep surface low provided strong surface gradients across much of the pacific northwest. This along with strong winds aloft provided several wind strong wind gusts across our area.
• Dust Storm and Lightning Strike in Oregon, June 21 to 29, 1997$1.5 million · 2 eventsHighway 395 south of Hermiston was closed for a few hours when high wind and blowing dust reduced visibility to less than 50 feet. The dust is believed to have played a role in a minor accident on the highway.
• Dust Storm in Oregon, September 25, 20015 injured · $150,000 · 1 eventBlowing dust contributed to an eight vehicle accident on State Highway 11 ten miles northeast of Pendleton. Windy conditions, combined with loose topsoil from a freshly plowed field, created blowing dust that locally reduced visibilities to less than 100 feet.
• Dust Storm and High Wind in Oregon, May 3, 20101 injured · $100,000 · 56 kt wind · 6 eventsA tight pressure gradient combined with a cold frontal passage to produce widespread high winds and damage. Blowing dust in the Columbia Basin reduced visibility to near zero around Stanfield, Pendleton, and between Lexington and Hermiston.
• Dust Storm and High Wind in Oregon, March 31, 2009$45,000 · 65 kt wind · 5 eventsA strong low pressure moving from British Columbia to Montana tightened the pressure gradient east of the Cascades and produced high winds. Blowing dust closed some roads. Power lines and trees were blown down and roofs were damaged in some areas.
• Flash Flooding and Dust Storm in Oregon, May 12 to 31, 19973 injured · 1.75 in hail · 6 eventsA thunderstorm sent a 2-foot wall of water through several homes and fields soaking carpet and scattering silt over several hundered acres. The water also took out fences and caused damage to a road.
• Dust Storm in Oregon, April 16 to 17, 19961 eventStrong winds in the Columbia Basin produced a Dust Storm near Hepner.
• Dust Storm in Oregon, October 28, 20031 eventA dust storm lowered visibilities to less than a quarter mile 11 miles southwest of Boardman.
• Dust Storm in Oregon, October 28, 20031 eventA dust storm lowered visibilities to less than a quarter mile along the Foothills of the Blue Mountain in Oregon. The Oregon Department of Transportation led traffic on highway 11 from Milton Freewater to Weston (milepost 23 to 27) one way at a time.
• Dust Storm in Oregon, March 30, 20041 eventSustained wind speeds between 20 and 30 MPH kicked up blowing dust in the Grande Ronde Valley. Hunter Road and Booth Lane were closed due to low visibility caused by the dust storm.
• Dust Storm in Oregon, March 16, 20051 eventHigh winds caused blowing dust which reduced visibilities to near zero on interstate 84 west of Pendleton. Vehicles were reported pulling off the road. In addition, four miles north of Heppner on State Route 207, blowing dust reduced visibilities to near zero.
• Dust Storm in Oregon, March 16, 20051 eventStrong winds caused blowing dust and reduced visibilities to near zero in spots on interstate 84 between Boardman and Echo. Some vehicles were pulling off the road. Traffic slowed to 25 MPH on the interstate due to the reduced visibility and tumbleweeds blowing across the road.
• Dust Storm in Oregon, March 16, 20051 eventMotorists on Highway 97 north of Madras reported visibilities down to near zero at times.
• Dust Storm in Oregon, April 27, 20181 eventA low pressure system caused very windy conditions, with some locally strong winds, through the Columbia River Gorge, across the Columbia Basin and the Kittitas valley. Localized blowing dust also occurred in the Basin and in the Grande Ronde valley.
• Dust Storm in Oregon, September 7, 20201 eventA strong cold front moved south across Washington and Oregon on September 7th, 2020 producing strong northerly winds. These winds kicked up dust and reduced visibility to 1/4 mile at times.
• Dust Storm in Oregon, October 21, 20201 eventA dust storm brought near zero visibilities to parts of Lake County on this evening.

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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.