Lightning in Benton County, Oregon

Lightning July 13, 2014 · Benton County, Oregon

$11K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Abundant lightning resulted in around 1000 PGE customers without power in the Albany and Corvallis area. A public caller reported that a large tree struck from lightning fell onto a home.

The wider storm

An upper level low combined with monsoonal moisture resulted in widespread lightning over Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington. The convection was mostly elevated but resulted in power outages and some damage to parts of the Central Willamette Valley.

Began near Corvallis (44.5555, -123.2700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 527676. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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