Lightning in Deschutes County, Oregon

Lightning August 9, 2019 · Deschutes County, Oregon

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning caused damage to an unoccupied vehicle in Bend. The lightning entered through the windshield.

The wider storm

A powerful upper storm system combined with modest low and mid level moisture to yield scattered strong to severe storms and flash flooding. Storms developed first across the higher terrain of central Oregon nearer the Cascades and adjacent Ochoco mountains. Storms then built northward with hail and damaging winds along the way.

Began near Bend (44.0200, -121.3400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 853626. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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