Oregon, 1998

Hail and Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 29, 1998

July 29, 1998 · NWS PDT · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Deschutes

When
July 29, 1:42 PM PST
Where
Deschutes County, Millican
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.880, -120.880

A spotter six miles south of Millican reported dime (3/4 inch) hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Deschutes

When
July 29, 1:59 PM PST
Where
Deschutes County, Millican
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.880, -120.880

A spotter five miles south of Millican reported thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph. Wind knocked out power to about 1,200 customers for ten minutes.

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.

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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: 5657783, 5657784.