Thunderstorm Wind in Klamath County, Oregon

Thunderstorm Wind August 16, 2008 · Klamath County, Oregon

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A member of the public reported that part of a barn roof was blown away, a firmly anchored car canopy was toppled, and a boat was damaged by strong gusts associated with a thunderstorm. No warning was issued for this storm.

The wider storm

Monsoonal moisture moved into the Medford CWA on the 16th. This, combined with extreme surface heating, led to the development of thunderstorms. Some of these thunderstorms contained severe wind gusts and hail. Temperatures cooled down drematically over this interval, but there was still enough surface heating and cooling aloft to support some thunderstorm development.

Began near Klamath Falls (42.2200, -121.7700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 116755. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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