Hail — Lemhi, Idaho

2014-07-14 · near Leadore, Lemhi, Idaho

Event narrative

The spotter at the Leadore Ranger Station reported dime to penny size hail.

Wider weather episode

A upper level low centered over west-central Washington State at 6 am MDT on July 14 slowly moved eastward across western Montana by 6 am on July 15. Due to the above normal amounts of atmospheric moisture with origins from the sub-tropics, the thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall in a short amount of time.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 530669. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.