Hail in Benton County, Washington

Hail May 21, 2016 · Benton County, Washington

0.75 in

Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Kennewick Vista Arpt (46.2000, -119.1700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Benton County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 630795. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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