Jefferson storm history

KPTV Fox 12 News reported the story. The article was posted online as well.

The Eyerly Fire, sparked by lightning, consumed 23,573 acres and destroyed several structures, including 18 homes, 13 out buildings, three travel trailers, and two cars. In addition, one home and five buildings were damaged.

Chief Meteorologist from KTVZ in Bend, OR shared a viewer video of a funnel cloud briefly touching down near Crooked River Ranch Golf Course.

A trained spotter 2 miles W of Madras reported hail stones up to 0.88 inches in size at 2006 PDT.

Via the Jefferson Counties Sheriff's Office social media post, the SW Jordan road leading to the Billy Chinook Lake was closed due to high water and debris from flash flooding. An estimated up to 1.5 inches of rainfall occurred over a 2 hour period within the immediate area, resu…

The Madras airport ASOS measured a wind gust of 67mph at 5:55pm. An NWS employee 1 mile southwest of Madras, OR also witnessed thunderstorm outflow winds that blew down fences, produced low visibilities in blowing dust, and also produced a gustnado in nearby farm fields.

Report by spotter of downed powerlines along highway 26 between Warm Springs and Madras.

Trees down and neighbor lost porch.

Power poles reported down.

A concentrated swath of destructive straight line winds affected the Culver and Metolius areas of Jefferson County. Within this swath there were numerous large trees uprooted and snapped, hundreds of yards of irrigation line dislodged and/or mangled, and several snapped power pol…

Multiple reports of trees down in Madras. Alfalfa crop destroyed by hail and strong winds.

Also 60-70 mph winds.

Powerlines and trees down. Roof blown off house.

Wind caused damage to fencing in the area.

Estimated 1.75 inch hail occurred at Crooked River Ranch, 9 miles NW of Terrebonne in Jefferson county.

Measured 1.00 inch hail occurred northwest of Terrebonne in Jefferson county.

Measured 1.75 inch hail occurred at Madras in Jefferson county. Report from public post on NWS Pendleton Facebook page.

Estimated 1.00 inch hail occurred 11 miles NW of Terrebonne in Jefferson county.

Measured 1.50 inch hail occurred 3 miles W of Madras in Jefferson county.

Public reported that chimney had blown off their roof.

Public reported 4 two foot diameter trees were uprooted, and irrigation pivots had been overturned.

Numerous irrigation wheel lines damaged and quarter sized hail.

Lightning causes a power outage in the Crooked River Ranch subdivision.

Two spotters reported up to 1.35 inch in 1 hour and small hail to 1/4 inch.

At Lake Billy Chinook, a family member of NWS employee reported quarter sized hail and 6 inches of water running through the campground due to heavy rainfall.

Silver dollar sized hail reported at Sutter Lodge.

Heavy rainfall accompanied by small hail and wind gust to 30 mph.

Spotter reported 1 inch of rain fell in 15 minutes.

The Madras Pioneer newspaper reported a sudden wind and rain storm with gusts to 60 mph at the airport. There was a split Juniper tree and a fence blown down on northeast Elm Lane. Power lines were down at the experiment station north of Madras. The plastic was torn up on a green…

Also, minor flooding was reported due to brief heavy rainfall.

Public estimated 50-60 mph sustained winds. A tree fell on top of a vehicle.

Sudden and sustained winds from collapsing supercell broke all three boat docks off the shore of Pelton Park Reservoir. Every tent in the park was flattened by the wind.

Between 120 pm and 200 pm...1 to 4 inch diameter trees and branches downed. Rainfall of .68 inch in 1/2 hour.

Broken limbs and tree damage in Madras.

Trees downed by thunderstorm high winds.

Hail accompanied by heavy rainfall.

Large hail reported at Crooked River Ranch.

Rural resident reported hail to around nickel size accompanied by heavy rainfall.

Trees down. Reported by law enforcement.

Numerous 8 inch diameter tree branches downed. Wind along with dime size hail damaged grass and alfalfa crop. Rainfall of 1.50 inch in 20 minutes caused extensive runoff which damaged fences and farm road.