Hail, Owyhee
- When
- June 25, 2:20 PM MST
- Where
- Owyhee County, Bruneau to 30 mi S of Bruneau
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.580, -115.370
Hail in Idaho, June 25, 1998
During the afternoon of June 25th scattered severe thunderstorms developed over southwest and south central Idaho. The Magic Valley bore the brunt of these storms with numerous reports of 3/4 inch to one and a half inch hail over Owyhee, Gooding, Jerome and Twin Falls Counties.
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
- $2,000
- 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 BOI wrote it up.
During the afternoon of June 25th scattered severe thunderstorms developed over southwest and south central Idaho. The Magic Valley bore the brunt of these storms with numerous reports of 3/4 inch to one and a half inch hail over Owyhee, Gooding, Jerome and Twin Falls Counties. On Interstate 84 near the town of Bliss large hialstones broke automobile windshields. In the Treasure Valley one report of 3/4 inch hail was received from the Gem County town of Emmett.
The radar
The Boise radar (KCBX), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:20 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Gooding
- When
- June 25, 3:04 PM MST to 3:20 PM MST
- Where
- Gooding County, Gooding to 15 mi W of Gooding
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.930, -115.000
Hail, Twin Falls
- When
- June 25, 3:20 PM MST to 4:50 PM MST
- Where
- Twin Falls County, Twin Falls to 5 mi of Twin Falls
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.500, -114.470
Hail, Jerome
- When
- June 25, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Jerome County, 5 mi SE of Jerome
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.670, -114.450
Hail, Gem
- When
- June 25, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Gem County, 5 mi E of Emmett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.870, -116.400
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5654060, 5654061, 5654062, 5654063, 5654064.