Hail — Douglas, Washington

2013-07-17 · near St Andrews, Douglas, Washington

Event narrative

Hail fell along Highway 2 and St Andrews Road. Some wheat crop damage was reported, but the extent of the damage was unknown.

Wider weather episode

A negatively tilted shortwave trough of lower pressure interacted with ample amounts of mid-level instability to produce scattered thunderstorms across north-central Washington. A few of these thunderstorms became severe with large hail reported as the storms tracked northward across the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 460701. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.