Hail, Twin Falls
- When
- August 9, 2:40 PM MST to 2:45 PM MST
- Where
- Twin Falls County, 3 mi SE of Twin Falls
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.530, -114.430
Hail in Idaho, August 9, 1998
During the afternoon of August 9th scattered thunderstorms developed over south central Idaho. In Camas County one inch hail was reported near the Blaine County line.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 BOI wrote it up.
During the afternoon of August 9th scattered thunderstorms developed over south central Idaho. In Camas County one inch hail was reported near the Blaine County line. Near Twin Falls a spotter reported 7/8 inch diameter hail. No reports of damage were received.
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 156 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:41 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Camas
- When
- August 9, 4:40 PM MST
- Where
- Camas County, 12 mi E of Fairfield
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.350, -114.570
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
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- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, August 9, 1998
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Michigan, August 9, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, August 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 9, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, August 9, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 9, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arkansas, August 9, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 9, 1998
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: 5665673, 5665674.