Hail in Jackson County, Oregon

Hail August 17, 2010 · Jackson County, Oregon

0.75 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lots of 1/2 inch hail with hail as large as 3/4 inches in diameter was reported by NWS contract workers on Biddle Road in Medford. Hail cracked their windshield while driving 30 mph.

The wider storm

Hot and moist air at low levels combined with an upper level disturbance to spawn many thunderstorms over southwest Oregon on this date. The winds were not strong...but heavy rain and large hail created problems across the area.

Began near (mfr)medford Arpt (42.3800, -122.8500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 244604. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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