1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:56 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm produced 3/4 inch hail and 0.25 inches of rain in 15 minutes. Lightning from this storm caused at least 11 spot fires to start. Lightning and wind blown trees also caused scattered power outages.
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Every storm in Oregon in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, July 1998
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: 5657523.