Hail — Owyhee, Idaho

2009-08-06 · near Oreana, Owyhee, Idaho

Event narrative

A trained spotter near Oreana reported three quarter inch hail.

Wider weather episode

A potent system off the coast of California made it's way inland and tracked through Oregon and Idaho on August 6th, spreading thunderstorms with large hail and strong surface gradient winds into parts of Southwest Idaho.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 189777. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.