Hail in Lemhi County, Idaho

Hail August 1, 2013 · Lemhi County, Idaho

1.5 in

Hail diameter

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter northeast of Carmen estimated that most hail sizes ranged between 0.75 and 1 but there were a few that were up to ping pong size. The hail damaged several fruit trees and tomatoes. His neighbor's wood siding on his house was also damaged.

The wider storm

A 40 to 50 knot mid-level southwest jet maximum combined with unstable conditions over Lemhi County helped initiate a large supercell thunderstorm that brought wind and hail. As the main upper low over Washington and Oregon pushed eastward, thunderstorms developed over Idaho County. One of these storms brought heavy rain that triggered flash flooding over the Sheep Fire Burn area.

Began near Carmen (45.2466, -113.8430).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 473345. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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