Hail — Deschutes, Oregon

2021-08-02 · near Bend, Deschutes, Oregon

Event narrative

A report relayed by a local television station in Deschutes county of hail slightly larger than one inch southeast of Bend, OR.

Wider weather episode

Increasing surface moisture and shortwave trough embedded in southwest flow aloft lead to the initiation of convection across portions of central OR in the early afternoon. The storms were strong enough to produce hail around an inch across Deschutes and Crook counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 980145. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.