Dust Devil in Crittenden County, Kentucky

Dust Devil September 11, 2025 · Crittenden County, Kentucky

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A small dust devil, with winds estimated at 60-70mph, formed right outside Crittenden County Middle School around 1800CST with video taken of it from a classroom inside and a construction crew outside the school. No damages or injuries occurred. The video taken from the classroom was shared by broadcast media.

The wider storm

Well above normal temperatures and an extended period of dry conditions (prompting a D2 drought for Crittenden County), enabled a dust devil to form on the 11th, which attracted significant public attention as it developed next to a Crittenden County Middle School classroom. Wind shear was modest, around 20kts, leaving microscale factors as the primary drivers of dust devil formation.

Began near Marion (37.3309, -88.0917).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292058. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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