Thunderstorm Wind — Malheur, Oregon

2017-07-08 · near Adrian, Malheur, Oregon

Event narrative

A post on Facebook reported that a 25 feet tall Russian olive tree was downed by thunderstorm outflow winds. The tree had a 2 part trunk with the larger being about 34 inches in diameter.

Wider weather episode

A weak upper level trough situated in northern Nevada moved slowly into Southwest Idaho ad Southeast Oregon kicking off isolated severe thunderstorms across the area.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (43.6277, -117.2115)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 707839. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.