Hail — Klickitat, Washington

2024-08-17 · near Husum, Klickitat, Washington

Event narrative

A Washington fire weather employee and a member of the public on Facebook both reported hail size of around 1 inch near the town of Trout Lake.

Wider weather episode

A strong south-southwesterly upper-level low triggered a round of severe thunderstorms and strong outflow winds along the east slopes of the Cascades, Reports of severe hail were received from the public.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1211004. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.