Dust Devil in Natrona County, Wyoming

Dust Devil June 18, 2008 · Natrona County, Wyoming

Death

$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 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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Casper (42.8575, -106.3064).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 96914. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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