Dust Storm — Cotton, Oklahoma

2025-03-14 · Cotton, Oklahoma

Event narrative

Near-zero visibility due to blowing dust was reported to have contributed to a multi-vehicle accident along Interstate 44 between mile markers one and three. Event time is approximate.

Wider weather episode

An 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).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1251956. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.