Hail in Oregon, July 2, 1998

Name: Hail in Oregon, July 2, 1998
Start: 1998-07-02T13:30
End: 1998-07-02T15:10
Location: Oregon

July 2, 1998 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Grant

When: July 2, 1:30 PM PST to 3:10 PM PST
Where: Grant County, Canyon City to Granite
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.380, -118.930

A thunderstorm produced up to 2 1/2 in hail, wind gusts to 60 mph, and heavy rain. At least two windshields were broken in Granite with 2 inch hail. Hail was 4 inches deep in some places and snow plows were used to clear hail off Highway 26. As much as 1.15 inches of rain fell in 15 minutes. Water and mud ran through two houses and road side ditches filled causing water to run down roads. Pine trees and numerous tree branches were blown down and metal roofs were damaged by the wind.

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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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: 5657518.