Oregon, 1998Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 30, 1998
July 30, 1998 · NWS PDT · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- July 30, 1:40 PM PST to 1:50 PM PST
- Where
- Grant County, John Day Arpt to Prairie City
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.400, -118.970
The John Day Airport reported a thunderstorm wind gust to 63 MPH. Small trees were blown down east of the town of John Day. Pea sized hail accumulated to three inches deep about five miles south of Prairie City.
Flash Flood, Wheeler
- When
- July 30, 5:30 PM PST to 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- Wheeler County, Northeast Portion
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.726, -120.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A three foot wall of water came down Alder Creek and the water level stayed up for two and a half hours.
Heavy Rain, Crook
- When
- July 30, 5:55 PM PST to 6:25 PM PST
- Where
- Crook County, Prineville
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.142, -120.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Close to one inch of rain fell in half an hour causing local flooding. Highway 126 had water over it.
- 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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 30, 19981 death · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in West Virginia, July 30, 1998$153,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Idaho, July 30, 1998$200,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, July 30, 19981 injured · $63,000 · 0.88 in hail · 5 events
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 30, 1998$90,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 30, 1998$45,000 · 4 events
- Flood in Florida, July 30, 1998$50,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Flood in Maryland, July 30, 1998$40,000 · F0 · 4 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Tennessee, July 30, 1998$26,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 30, 1998$20,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 30, 1998$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, July 30, 1998$20,000 · 1 event
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: 5657785, 5657786, 5657787.