Oregon, 1998

Hail and Heavy Rain in Oregon, June 30, 1998

June 30, 1998 · NWS PDT · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 heavy rain, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • 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
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.

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Event by event

2 heavy rain, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Deschutes

When
June 30, 3:20 PM PST to 3:50 PM PST
Where
Deschutes County, Bend Sunriver Arpt
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.915, -121.228 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One inch of rain fell in thirty minutes with wind gusts 30 to 40 mph.

Hail, Deschutes

When
June 30, 3:33 PM PST to 4:00 PM PST
Where
Deschutes County, Tumalo
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.150, -121.330

Spotters in the Tumalo area reported one inch hail and wind gusts to 30 mph.

Heavy Rain, Crook

When
June 30, 3:40 PM PST to 4:20 PM PST
Where
Crook County, Prineville
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.142, -120.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotters in Prineville reported up to two inches of rain in 20 minutes, hail up to 1/2 inch, and wind gusts to 30 mph.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5651610, 5651611, 5651698.