Hail in Jerome County, Idaho

Hail August 22, 2014 · Jerome County, Idaho

1.5 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail covering most of the ground and damage to his corn crop.

The wider storm

A closed upper low dropping southeast across the Pacific Northwest and a combination of moisture and daytime heating created a favorable environment for severe thunderstorms across parts of South Central Idaho on the 22nd.

Began near Jerome (42.7300, -114.5600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 541263. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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