Hail — Benton, Washington

2016-05-21 · near Kennewick Vista Arpt, Benton, Washington

Wider weather episode

A fairly short-lived thunderstorm intensified quickly and spun up a brief EF0 tornado that quickly dissipated. Very heavy rain and some localized flash flooding occurred in downtown Kennewick with this storm. Some reports of near the proximity of the tornado were: trees down and 0.75 inch hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 630795. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.