Hail — Clatsop, Oregon

2018-01-18 · near Seaside, Clatsop, Oregon

Event narrative

Picture on Twitter from Seaside showed 2 inch hail. A trained spotter also reported 1 inch hail 1 mile north of Seaside.

Wider weather episode

A broad low pressure system off the coast of Washington and Oregon destabilized the atmosphere enough to generate a severe thunderstorm that moved through Seaside, dropping large hail.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (46.0000, -123.9200)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 737878. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.