Hail in Wallowa County, Oregon

Hail July 19, 2016 · Wallowa County, Oregon

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Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Although this is reported as 1 inch hail, it was discovered 15 hours after the storm. Indicating this could have been much larger hail.

The wider storm

A thunderstorm produced wind damage 8 miles north northwest of Imnaha and moved through Wallowa County on July 19th. 12 large trees were downed along Fence Line Rd. Also 1 inch hail was still seen 15 hours after the storm had passed, indicating hail was likely a lot larger during the storm. The hail destroyed a canvas tent and damaged a horse trailer and fire tower. Penny size (0.75) was also reported in Lostine on this day.

Began near Imnaha (45.6700, -116.9000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 641336. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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