Dust Devil — Carson City (c), Nevada

2009-02-25 · near Carson City, Carson City (c), Nevada

Event narrative

A possible dust devil descended the foothills just west of Carson City. Flying debris generated by the dust devil damaged 12 automobiles in the DMV parking lot.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system brought strong winds to the northern Sierra and western Nevada.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 153445. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.