Hail, Boundary
- When
- April 23, 6:22 PM PST
- Where
- Boundary County, Naples
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.570, -116.380
3/4 ich hail
Hail and Damaging Wind in Idaho, April 23, 1998
3 hail, 1 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
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 Spokane radar (KOTX), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:19 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Boundary
- When
- April 23, 6:38 PM PST
- Where
- Boundary County, Bonners Ferry
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.700, -116.320
1 inch hail from sheriffs office and spotters
Hail, Boundary
- When
- April 23, 6:40 PM PST
- Where
- Boundary County, 3 mi N of Bonners Ferry
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 48.750, -116.320
1 3/4 inch hail 3 miles north of Bonners Ferry. COnsiderable damage to cars in the area
Thunderstorm Wind, Boundary
- When
- April 23, 6:45 PM PST
- Where
- Boundary County, Bonners Ferry
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 48.700, -116.320
wind damage power lines blown down near Kootenai river
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
- High Wind in Arizona, April 23, 1998
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, April 23, 1998
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 23 to 24, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, April 23, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, April 23, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Idaho, April 23, 1998
- Flood and High Wind in Oregon, April 23 to 30, 1998
- Hail in Washington, April 23, 1998
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, April 23, 1998
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, April 23, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Oregon, April 23, 1998
- High Wind in Nevada, April 23, 1998
More
Every storm in Idaho in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, April 1998
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5636417, 5636418, 5636419, 5638973.