Malheur storm history

Rome airport observed gusts near 60 mph for about 5 minutes as a thunderstorms gust front move through. Sustained winds were between 36-44 mph at the same time. This occurred shortly before an even stronger gust occurred at Burns Junction.

A thunderstorm developed near Burns Junction shortly after the Rome storm, and produced even stronger wind. The mesonet near Burns Junction recorded gusts over 60 mph for about 10 minutes, with a peak gust of 71 mph. Sustained winds were still near 40 mph, speaking to the quick m…

The Kelsey Butte RAWS measured a wind gust of 54 knots associated with a passing thunderstorm.

As a thunderstorm passed over head, the Ontario airport ASOS recorded two severe wind gusts. The first one had a magnitude of 50kt occurring at 1848MST. Later, at 1856MST, the ASOS measured a gust of 58kt from the same thunderstorm.

A thunderstorm passed over the Cow Valley burn scar. Radar estimated hourly QPE ranging from 1.5 to 1.75 inches with the three hourly estimate having a peak of 2.0 to 2.5 inches. The Oregon Department of Transportation reported a debris flow across US 26 between mile markers 249-…

The Grassy Mountain RAWS site recorded a wind gust of 58 mph. No damage was reported.

Burns Junction mesonet recorded a peak gust of 62 knots (71 mph) in Malheur county, Oregon due to high winds that mixed to the surface from an atmospheric river. Sustained winds at Burns Junction were 37 knots (42 mph) during the same hour that peak gusts were observed. At the sa…

Personnel from Boise WFO surveyed flooding on the Malheur River on Wednesday, February 26th. The river reached flood stage (19.5 feet) at Vale (VALO3) on Monday, February 24th around 9 pm and continued to rise into the major flood category reaching a crest of 23.55 feet around 12…

A microburst affected the city of Nyssa, bringing severe winds to the region with multiple impacts. The city of Nyssa was without power for several hours. Multiple powerlines & polls were down. Numerous residential and commercial roof damages were reported with roof damage and wi…

A trained spotter measured 7.0 inches of snow in Jordan Valley, OR.

The ASOS at Rome airport measured a gust of 61 knots.

The mesonet station GSFO3 on Grassy Mountain measured a high wind gust.

A spotter five miles northeast of Vale, OR measured a daily total of 1.15 inches of rain.

A flash flood produced debris and mudflow over US Highway 20. Mud and debris up to three feet thick reported over the highway. The highway was closed for two days by ODOT to clear debris. Some old uninhabited historic houses were also flooded in the area.

Severe hail spotted along with 0.88 inches of rainfall.

Severe hail around one inch shared via social media photos.

The ASOS station at the Ontario airport measured 0.75 inches of heavy rain.

The mesonet station RTFO3 16 miles east of Riversside measured 0.73 inches of heavy rain.

The agrimet station ONTO 3.8 miles southwest of Ontario measured 0.75 inches of heavy rain.

A strong outflow wind caused significant roof damage from a large, fallen tree.

An official NWS observation recorded a wind gust of 78 mph one mile northwest of Rome, OR.

The Mesonet station RTFO3 at Red Butte measured a severe wind gust of 63 mph.

The Mesonet station, OWFO3, near Owyhee Ridge measured 1.48 inches of total rainfall.

The ASOS at Ontario reported a 62 MPH thunderstorm wind gust.

The ASOS at Rome recorded a wind gust of 61 MPH. Many ODOT Mesonet sites in the area reported 50 MPH winds.

Reports of 4 to 5 inches of new snow were received from Juntura and Jamieson.

Pictures of 1 inch sized hail covering the ground and crop damage 4 miles south of Jamieson were sent via social media.

The Grassy Mountain RAWS, around 15 miles southwest of Jordan Valley, recorded a wind gust of 61 MPH.

The COOP observer at Ontario reported 5 inches of new snow and trained spotters reported from 4 to 7 inches across Malheur County.

Five to seven inches of new snow was reported in central and northern Malheur County.

The COOP observer at Owyhee Dam reported 2.27 inches of rain in a one hour period stranding campers near the dam due to rock and mudslides.

Oregon DOT reported 4 to 5 inches of new snow around the Juntura and Brogan areas.

A post on Facebook reported that a 25 feet tall Russian olive tree was downed by thunderstorm outflow winds. The tree had a 2 part trunk with the larger being about 34 inches in diameter.

Social Media reported part of a hotel roof was torn off.

Flooding continued from the previous month of March along the Snake River in eastern Malheur County from Nyssa to Ontario.

Flooding occurred along the Snake River around the Ontario, Oregon area and surrounding fields and roads.

Flooding occurred along the Malheur River around the Vale, Oregon area and surrounding fields and roads.

Ice jams on the Malheur River caused flooding along U.S. Highway 20 from Juntura to Vale.

Trained spotters from Rome to Jordan Valley reported 6 inches of moderate wet snow.

Numerous social media reports were received of 8 to 12 inches of snow around Harper and Juntura.

Trained spotters in Juntura and Harper reported 5 to 7 inches of snow.

Trained spotters reported 6 to 8 inches of snow near Harper and Juntura.

Trained spotters across Malheur County reported 4 to 10 inches of snow.

The COOP observers at Owyhee Dam and Nyssa reported 5 to 6 inches of snow.

A CoCoRaHS observer in Brogran reported 4 inches of snow and law enforcement in Ontario reported 4 to 6 inches across most of Malheur County.

An observer near Brogan, Oregon reported 5 inches of new snow.

Trained spotters reported five to six inches of snow across the area.

Golf ball sized hail was estimated from a photo submitted by the public.

Malheur County Sheriff dispatch reported several large trees and power lines down in Vale, Oregon and power outages in Ontario, Oregon.

A trained spotter near Harper measured a thunderstorm downburst wind gust to 57 knots with sustained winds of 38 knots from the northwest.