Dust Devil in Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Dust Devil May 22, 2013 · Los Alamos County, New Mexico

$30K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Roof of gymnasium torn off and dropped onto library and playground area at Barranca Mesa Elementary School.

The wider storm

Warm, dry, and unstable conditions with a very weak layer of mid-level moisture produced a destructive dust devil over Los Alamos. This dust devil produced damage to Barranca Elementary school.

Began near Los Alamos (35.9025, -106.2838).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 441500. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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