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Hail in Spokane County, Washington

Hail August 11, 2022 · Spokane County, Washington

2.75 in

Hail diameter

$200K

Damage as recorded

$150K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A strong thunderstorm dropped hail ranging from half an inch to 2.75. Most hail reports ranged from 0.75 to 1.5. A 2.75 size was reported around Newman Lake at 1700PST. It traveled from Albion WA to Newman Lake WA around 1525PST to 1715PST. It damaged at least 15000 acres of crops, broke windows and damaged siding of homes in Liberty Lake, and dented numerous vehicles.

The wider storm

As the slow moving Low continued through the region, another round of thunderstorms over the Eastern Washington produced large hail and strong winds to the region. The storms impacted extreme Eastern WA and the North ID Panhandle. Thunderstorms developed along an axis of instability stretching along the border between WA and ID.

Began near Latah (47.2540, -117.1594).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1054337. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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