Hail in Morrow County, Oregon

Hail July 17, 2012 · Morrow County, Oregon

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Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hail dented vehicles, broke windshields and caused some roof damage.

The wider storm

A nearly stationary upper level low pressure area parked near Brookings, Oregon brought abundant moisture across eastern Oregon. This combined with daytime heating to produce a few severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall. Lightning caused a few wildfires which were quickly contained.

Began near Heppner (45.3500, -119.5500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 385308. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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