Dust Devil — Natrona, Wyoming

2008-06-18 · near Casper, Natrona, Wyoming

Event narrative

A 34-year-old woman was killed when a dust devil flipped a small scorer's shed next to a team dugout at a youth ball field complex. The woman apparently sought shelter from the dust devil by positioning herself behind the shed. The shed was flipped one-half revolution, crushing her on the first flip and then rolling off of her. The woman was found about 10 minutes later as teams begin arriving for their evening games. Resuscitation efforts failed and she was declared dead at the scene.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms firing over the higher terrain of central Wyoming strengthened as they moved into a more unstable and moist environment in Johnson and Natrona counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 96914. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.