Hail in Lassen County, California

Hail July 31, 2022 · Lassen County, California

1.25 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trained weather spotter reported half dollar sized hail and very heavy rainfall.

The wider storm

A surge of monsoonal moisture coupled with a pre-storm environment of steepened late afternoon lapse rates and modest shear from an upper short wave lifting north-northeast over the region produced discrete thunderstorms capable of heavy downpours and large hail over Plumas and Lassen counties.

Began near Susanville (40.4422, -120.7203).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1038910. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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