Hail, Harney
- When
- July 2, 2:10 PM PST
- Where
- Harney County, 20 mi NW of (Bno)burns Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 43.800, -119.230
Hail and Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 2, 1998
During the afternoon and evening hours scattered thunderstorms developed over south eastern Oregon. Some of these storms became severe, with strong winds and large hail.
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
- 3
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 and evening hours scattered thunderstorms developed over south eastern Oregon. Some of these storms became severe, with strong winds and large hail. At Sugarloaf Mountain a Forest Service worker reported 3/4 inch hail. One inch hail was reported south of Burns Junction. At Keating, Oregon a spotter reported a 60 mph wind gust from a nearby thunderstorm.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Malheur
- When
- July 2, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Malheur County, 15 mi SW of Arock
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -117.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Baker
- When
- July 2, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- Baker County, Keating
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.870, -117.580
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
- Heat and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 2 to 27, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 2 to 25, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Wildfire in Idaho, July 2 to 31, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 2, 1998
- Flash Flood in Montana, July 2, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 2, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, July 2 to 4, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in West Virginia, July 2, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 2 to 3, 1998
- Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 1998
- Hail in Wyoming, July 2, 1998
More
Every storm in Oregon in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, July 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5662285, 5662286, 5662287.