Hail, Jackson
- When
- August 1, 5:01 PM PST
- Where
- Jackson County, Central Pt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.380, -122.900
Flash Flood and Hail in Oregon, August 1, 1997
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Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 MFR wrote it up.
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The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:02 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jackson
- When
- August 1, 5:01 PM PST
- Where
- Jackson County, White City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.430, -122.830
Hail, Jackson
- When
- August 1, 5:07 PM PST
- Where
- Jackson County, Central Pt
- Measured
- 1.38 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.380, -122.900
REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE
Hail, Jackson
- When
- August 1, 5:40 PM PST
- Where
- Jackson County, White City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.430, -122.830
Flash Flood, Klamath
- When
- August 1, 6:45 PM PST
- Where
- Klamath County, Crescent Lake
- Coordinates
- 42.686, -121.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
HWY PATROL REORTED FAST FLOWING WATER ALONG HWY 58 AND SOME DEBRIS WATCHED ONTO THE HWY
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Arizona, August 1 to 17, 1997
- Wildfire and Heat in California, August 1 to 7, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, August 1 to 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 1, 1997
- Hurricane and Flooding in Guam, August 1 to 30, 1997
- Drought in Pennsylvania, August 1 to 31, 1997
- Drought in New York, August 1 to 31, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, August 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 1, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, August 1 to 2, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oregon, August 1 to 24, 1997
- Hail in Colorado, August 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, August 1997
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: 5623303, 5623304, 5623305, 5623306, 5623307.