Thunderstorm Wind — Wasco, Oregon
2019-08-09 · near Wamic, Wasco, Oregon
$5K
Property damage
52 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Large oak tree blown down in Wamic.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 853635. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.