Oregon, 1998

Flash Flood and Hail in Oregon, July 30 to 31, 1998

July 30 to 31, 1998 · NWS PDT · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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

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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

The Medford radar (KMAX), 203 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:45 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Deschutes

When
July 30, 2:43 PM PST to 3:15 PM PST
Where
Deschutes County, La Pine
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.670, -121.480

A spotter eight miles northwest of La Pine reported dime sized hail that made theground white. 0.60 inches of rain fell in half an hour.

Flash Flood, Wallowa

When
July 31, 6:00 PM PST to 6:30 PM PST
Where
Wallowa County, Lostine
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.580, -117.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water overflowed banks of Hurricane Creek. Mudslides in Lostine Canyon covered a few places along the road.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5657788, 5657789.