Hail — Kootenai, Idaho

2014-07-23 · near Conkling Park, Kootenai, Idaho

Event narrative

One inch hail was observed at Conkling Park on Lake Coeur D Alene. As the storm tracked into northern sections of Kootenai County, strong outflow winds became the main threat resulting in a corridor of tree damage from Coeur D Alene to Althol. The strongest winds surfaced near Althol and knocked down multiple trees in the RV park across the street from Silverwood Theme Park. One person suffered a minor injury in the RV Park. Trees damaged campers, flipped tents, and knocked over smaller campers.

Wider weather episode

A deep trough of low pressure dropped down the Washington Coastline then swung inland into the Inland Northwest during the afternoon of July 23rd. The wave took on a strong negative tilt and moved into a moist and very unstable air mass. The outcome was a widespread severe weather event for Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho producing large hail, flash flooding, and widespread wind damage. Falling trees led to some injuries in Eastern Washington.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 533391. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.