Oregon, 1996

Hail in Oregon, May 18, 1996

May 18, 1996 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A thunderstorm over North Central Oregon produced 3/4 inch hail near Hepner.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.

A thunderstorm over North Central Oregon produced 3/4 inch hail near Hepner.

Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, North Oregon Cascades Foothills

When
May 18, 4:00 PM PST to 5:00 PM PST
Where
North Oregon Cascades Foothills forecast zone

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5556965.