Lightning — Jefferson, Oregon

2013-08-25 · near Madras, Jefferson, Oregon

Event narrative

KPTV Fox 12 News reported the story. The article was posted online as well.

Wider weather episode

Several thunderstorms rolled through the area on Sunday August 25th. Some of which had: heavy rain, blowing dust, strong gusty winds and large hail. The largest hail reported was 1.75 inches and the highest estimated wind speed was about 75 MPH. We had a fatality due to lightning. A spotter reported over 2 inches of rainfall in just an hour in Jefferson County at the Crooked River Ranch. Some photos were submitted to the office of the standing water and some of the washed out dirt roads in the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 472723. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.