Oregon, 1999

Hail in Oregon, August 4, 1999

August 4, 1999 · NWS PQR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • 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
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 Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 32 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:18 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Multnomah

When
August 4, 7:20 PM PST
Where
Multnomah County, Portland
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
45.530, -122.650

A reporter from the Hillsboro Argus newspaper reported 3/4 inch hail near 33rd Ave and Columbia Boulevard in Portland. This is unusually large hail for the Portland area away from mountains or foothills.

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: 5719225.