Hail, Wheeler
- When
- August 1, 4:00 PM PST to 5:20 PM PST
- Where
- Wheeler County, Winlock to Spray
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.900, -119.870
Weather spotters reported hail between 0.5 and 1.25 inches.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Oregon, August 1 to 24, 1997
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 6
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.
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:01 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Grant
- When
- August 1, 5:15 PM PST to 5:40 PM PST
- Where
- Grant County, Kimberly to Dale
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.750, -119.630
A thunderstorm produced hail up to 3/4 inch.
Hail, Umatilla
- When
- August 1, 5:40 PM PST to 5:50 PM PST
- Where
- Umatilla County, Ukiah
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -118.930
A weather spotter reported 3/4 inch hail.
Hail, Crook
- When
- August 1, 6:40 PM PST to 7:00 PM PST
- Where
- Crook County, Prineville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -120.830
Weather spotters reported hail between .5 and .75 of an inch...covering the ground in places. One spotter reported 0.70 of an inch of rain in twenty minutes.
Thunderstorm Wind, Umatilla
- When
- August 24, 4:13 AM PST
- Where
- Umatilla County, Umatilla
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.920, -119.330
Oregon Port of Entry reported a thunderstorm wind gust to 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Umatilla
- When
- August 24, 4:55 AM PST
- Where
- Umatilla County, Pendleton
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.670, -118.800
Thunderstorm wind gusted to 59 mph at the Pendleton Airport.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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 in Colorado, August 1, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oregon, 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: 5616123, 5616127, 5616128, 5616124, 5616125, 5616126.