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Dust Devil — Riverside, California
August 4, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Media outlets from LA reported 2 fatalities associated with skydiving deaths. At least 1 large dust devil was reported at the time of the accident and was reported to cause the instructor to loose control of the chute. The temperature was 103F and wind gusts were as high as 18 mph at nearby weather stations. This region is flat and know as the Inland Empire. The skydiving facility is at the Perris Valley airport. The instructor and the student died on scene and the hospital. Both skydivers were reported to be female and 28 years old.
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.