Dust Devil — Los Alamos, New Mexico

2013-05-22 · near Los Alamos, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 441500. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.