Dust Devil in Henry County, Virginia

Dust Devil September 14, 2013 · Henry County, Virginia

Injuries

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A dust devil lifted several large, tied-down canopy tents into the air. The canopies then dropped down onto a crowd of people. There were six minor injuries, with one person taken to the hospital.

The wider storm

Dry Canadian high pressure, centered over western Ohio to start the day, made its way across the mid Atlantic, resulting in clear skies, very light northeasterly winds and afternoon temperatures roughly 5 to 8 degrees below normal for mid-September for much of the region. The dust devil is thought to be the result of differential heating at the interface between different surface types.

Began near Bassett (36.7599, -79.9983).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 473051. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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