Dust Devil — Lane, Oregon

2018-09-10 · near Creswell Muni Arpt, Lane, Oregon

Event narrative

A dust devil developed, hitting a storage building at the Creswell Airport. The dust devil peeled back a 20-foot section of the roof.

Wider weather episode

A fairly unstable atmosphere with plenty of sun breaks allowed updrafts to develop. One such updraft developed into a dust devil which did some damage to a storage building at the Creswell Airport.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 786621. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.