Hail in Clackamas County, Oregon
Hail August 17, 2024 · Clackamas County, Oregon
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Multiple reports of 1 to 1.5 inch hail from trained spotter and photographs on social media.
The wider storm
Southerly flow and afternoon instability lead to some severe thunderstorm formation over the southern Cascades.
The threat of hail from these thunderstorms disrupted wildfire response across the area. Some of the wildfires grounded helicopter and aviation response completely, crews were pulled off of the line, some teams only worked at night, and some not at all. This delay in wildfire response is estimated to cost wildfire management agencies $750,000 across the region that experienced severe thunderstorms.
In addition, power outages were reported across the region Pacific Power reporting 6,290 customers without power and Portland General Electric reporting 3,700 customers without power.
Began near Tawney (45.1276, -122.0765).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1213203. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
Tornadoes near your address
See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.
We couldn’t get your location. Check that location access is allowed for this site, or type an address.