Hail in Benewah County, Idaho

Hail June 22, 2012 · Benewah County, Idaho

0.75 in

Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

A deep closed upper level low pressure system dropped south to just off the coast of Oregon. This placed the Inland Northwest under a moist and unstable southerly flow pattern. Convection over the Idaho Panhandle held off until the late afternoon hours at which point the cap was broken and surface based convection began to fire. Moderate to strong shear across the area helped to sustain thunderstorm development.

Began near Plummer Jct (47.3300, -116.8800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 385904. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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