Hail in Douglas County, Oregon

Hail April 23, 2012 · Douglas County, Oregon

1 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

NWS Doppler radar picked up a 3-body scatter spike and a mesocyclone in this thunderstorm at 23/1538 PST. The spike was behind a 65-70 dbz core in a severe thunderstorm. No reports were received, so it is assumed that severe hail fell from this storm.

The wider storm

A moist air mass combined with surface heating to induce thunderstorms on this day. Some of the thunderstorms contained strong winds and large hail.

Began near Dixonville (43.1713, -123.3051).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 369237. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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