Hail in Siskiyou County, California

Hail August 22, 2013 · Siskiyou County, California

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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

A member of the public reported large hail; the largest hail was at least 1.0 inches in diameter. Holes were punched in plastic greenhouses and there was some agricultural and other vegetation damage. Hail duration was 10 minutes.

The wider storm

Copious moisture was already in place when a cutoff low moved through southwest Oregon and northern California...providing an upper level trigger for thunderstorm development. Many thunderstorms developed, with over 10000 lightning strikes recorded. Some of the thunderstorms became severe.

Began near Dorris (41.9700, -122.0952).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 465560. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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