1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 7, 7:30 PM PST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 830 PM PDT SUN JUL 7 2002 A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CROSSING OVER THE CASCADES. THE SYSTEM IS LIFTING THE WARM MOIST LOW LEVEL AIR EAST OF THE CASCADES RESULTING IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN SEVERE WITH WITH .75 INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUST REPORTED SO FAR IS 76 MPH AT THE PASCO AIRPORT. THESE WINDS HAVE REDUCED VISIBILITIES BRIEFLY TO AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUES. THE FIRST BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. HOWEVER...A SECOND BAND OVER CENTRAL OREGON IS SHOWING SIGNS OF INCREASING IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES NORTH THIS EVENING. PDT 3200 ALW 3200 PSC 3000 YKM 3000 KPDT...VCP21/CSR21...OPERATIONAL. .KPDT...NONE
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:18 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
In addition to the hail, strong wind gusts caused numerous minor power outages in the Grande Ronde Valley according to Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative.
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