Hail in Jackson County, Oregon

Hail September 5, 2019 · Jackson 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

Hail 1.0 inch in diameter was reported at the ODOT station 1 N Prospect. Trees were down as well. A Pacificorp employee who works at 1111 Mill Creek Drive in Prospect (about 1 mile southwest of downtown Prospect) reported 1 inch hail between 1515 PDT and 1520 PDT. The hail caused thousands of dollars of damage to 9 work vehicles and 4 personal vehicles.

The wider storm

Moist southerly flow combined with surface heating and an upper level disturbance to support widespread thunderstorms on this date. Some of these storms became severe.

Began near Prospect (42.7600, -122.4900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 842418. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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