Oregon, 1998

Hail in Oregon, July 30, 1998

July 30, 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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  • Tornadoes
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  • 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
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.

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 219 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:47 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Crook

When
July 30, 3:45 PM PST to 4:45 PM PST
Where
Crook County, Prineville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.300, -120.830

A spotter 15 miles north of Prineville reported 3/4 inch hail and a heavy downpour that lasted 45 minutes. Allen Creek over flowed its banks. Some roads were washed out.

What these are

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

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: 5657790.