Dust Devil — Clark, Nevada
1996-06-01 · near Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada
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Direct deaths
Wider weather episode
A sky diver inadvertently crossed paths with a dust devil which aused his parachute to collapse about 30 feet above the ground. The man died from injuries sustained in the resulting fall.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5551726. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.