Hail, Walla Walla
- When
- May 9, 12:40 PM PST
- Where
- Walla Walla County, 3 mi S of Walla Walla
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.017, -118.317
Hail and Damaging Wind in Washington, May 9, 2000
Widespread hail ranging from pea to dime-sized damaged crops within the Walla Walla valley. Hardest hit were apple orchards, where an estimated 12,000 bins of apples were lost.
Where it happened
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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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PDT wrote it up.
Widespread hail ranging from pea to dime-sized damaged crops within the Walla Walla valley. Hardest hit were apple orchards, where an estimated 12,000 bins of apples were lost. This hail, which in some parts of the valley turned the ground white, also hurt some alfalfa and asparagus crops.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbia
- When
- May 9, 1:15 PM PST
- Where
- Columbia County, Dayton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.317, -117.983
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 9, 2000
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- Damaging Wind in Vermont, May 9, 2000
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- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Indiana, May 9, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, May 9, 2000
More
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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: 5142724, 5142725.