Hail and Damaging Wind in Idaho, June 10, 2003

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Idaho, June 10, 2003
Start: 2003-06-10T14:20
End: 2003-06-10T16:07
Location: Idaho

June 10, 2003 · NWS OTX · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

During the afternoon of June 10th a cluster of thunderstorms formed over northern Idaho. Spotters in Bonner and Kootenai Counties reported hail diameters ranging from 3/4 of an inch to one inch.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 OTX wrote it up.

During the afternoon of June 10th a cluster of thunderstorms formed over northern Idaho. Spotters in Bonner and Kootenai Counties reported hail diameters ranging from 3/4 of an inch to one inch. Gusty downburst winds also accompanied some of these storms with a report of a tree being blown down near Sandpoint and power lines downed near Priest River.

What forecasters said that day

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 Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 10, 1:30 PM PST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 1:30 PM PST, 50 minutes before

EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WASHINGTON
230 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2003

.SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS MOVING THROUGH THE INLAND
NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. ONCE THIS TROUGH PASSES TO OUR EAST
A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH IS THEN
FORECAST TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

.DISCUSSION...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...A DYNAMIC SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS MOVING
THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON AT THIS TIME AND HAS PRODUCED NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY
WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. ONCE THE WAVE PASSES TO
OUR EAST AND WE LOSE OUR DAYTIME HEATING THE SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. A WEAK RIDGE IS FORECAST TO
BUILD OVER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WHICH SHOULD LEAD TO A DRY DAY
EXCEPT THAT A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE.
BY WEEKS END A DEEP TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST
BRINGING MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TO THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THIS WILL
KEEP THE WEATHER UNSETTLED THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...A TROUGH WILL LIE OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD KEEPING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
OVER THE MOUNTAINS EACH DAY. CC

...THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRODUCT CONCERNING WARNINGS AND FORECASTS
IS VALID ONLY AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE. THE LATEST WARNING AND
FORECAST INFORMATION WILL BE FOUND IN THE APPROPRIATE PRODUCTS...

GEG 049/075/050/076/047/071 201123
COE 048/074/049/075/046/070 201124
PUW 047/075/048/075/045/071 20-123
LWS 051/081/054/080/051/076 20--22
CQV 048/077/048/077/045/073 31-124
SPT 044/073/044/076/043/071 311124
WWP 044/072/044/072/042/069 311124
MWH 050/081/050/082/049/077 100012
EAT 053/080/051/079/050/075 20--22
OMK 050/079/050/080/048/076 20--22

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 12:30 PM PST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-111330-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
130 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH
IDAHO

.DAY ONE...TODAY

AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE WITH HEAVY
RAIN...HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.  HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE PONDING
AND RUNNING WATER IN ROADWAYS.  TAKE SHELTER DUE TO THE POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS NATURE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 10, 2:06 PM PST, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
0306 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2003

TIME(PDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0215 PM    SPOKANE                   WA   0.75 IN HAIL
06/10/03   SPOKANE

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Event by event

4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bonner

When: June 10, 2:20 PM PST
Where: Bonner County, Oldtown
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.217, -116.550

Hail, Bonner

When: June 10, 2:40 PM PST
Where: Bonner County, Priest River
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 47.717, -116.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Bonner

When: June 10, 3:15 PM PST
Where: Bonner County, Sandpoint
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.167, -117.050

Hail, Bonner

When: June 10, 3:15 PM PST
Where: Bonner County, 5 mi S of Sandpoint
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.183, -116.900

Hail, Kootenai

When: June 10, 4:07 PM PST
Where: Kootenai County, Post Falls
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.283, -116.550

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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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: 5362827, 5362828, 5361912, 5361913, 5361914.