Hail in Washington, June 10, 2003

Name: Hail in Washington, June 10, 2003
Start: 2003-06-10T13:15
End: 2003-06-10T16:22
Location: Washington

June 10, 2003 · NWS OTX · 6 events in 2 counties and zones

During the afternoon of June 10th a cluster of thunderstorms developed over northeastern Washington. Many of these thunderstorms contained large hail.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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 developed over northeastern Washington. Many of these thunderstorms contained large hail. Numerous reports from spotters were received of 3/4 inch diameter hail. Reports of hail with diameters of one to two inches were received from the Newport area.

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, 7:30 AM PST, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 7:30 AM PST, 5 hours 45 minutes before

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

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OFF THE WEST COAST.
THE LAST IN A SERIES OF WAVES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY THEN
THE RIDGE WILL FLATTEN AND FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL ON
WEDNESDAY. FLOW ALOFT TO SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY BY THURSDAY WITH A
COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE AREA LATE THURSDAY.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG WAVE JUST NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER WILL
MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE DISTRICT THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. VORT CENTER WILL BE IN CENTRAL
MONTANA BY LATE TONIGHT WITH CONVECTION OVER OUR AREAS
DIMINISHING. HAVE ALREADY UPDATED THE ZPF AND THE SFP TO TAKE OUT
AFTERNOON WORDING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND TO UP POPS IN THE EAST A BIT.
ALSO HAVE ADDED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS
TO MESH UP BETTER WITH PDT AND MSO OFFICES. LIKE THEM...I BELIEVE
THERE WILL BE SOME ISOLATED THUNDER NEAR LWS AND THE BLUES TODAY.
HAVE ALSO ADDED SOME RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE CASCADES SINCE
VORT MAX WILL MOVE OVER THEM SHORTLY. BEST AREA FOR CONVECTION BY FAR
WILL BE THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE.
THEY WILL HAVE THE BEST DIFLUENCE ALOFT WITH GOOD LAPSE RATES FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. OTHERWSIE...
THE FORECAST LOOKS TO BE RIGHT ON TRACK WITH THE TIMING OF THE WAVE
AND TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

...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 077/049/075/050/076 32111
COE 075/048/074/049/075 52111
PUW 078/047/075/048/075 11-11
LWS 085/051/081/054/080 12---
CQV 080/048/077/048/077 53-11
SPT 078/044/073/044/076 53111
WWP 074/044/072/044/072 33211
MWH 083/050/081/050/081 110--
EAT 083/053/080/051/079 11---
OMK 079/050/079/050/080 11---

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 12:30 PM PST, 45 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.

The radar

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Event by event

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Spokane

When: June 10, 1:15 PM PST
Where: Spokane County, Spokane
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 47.667, -117.417

Hail, Pend Oreille

When: June 10, 2:07 PM PST to 2:08 PM PST
Where: Pend Oreille County, Newport
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.183, -117.050

Hail, Pend Oreille

When: June 10, 2:15 PM PST
Where: Pend Oreille County, Newport
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.183, -117.050

Hail, Pend Oreille

When: June 10, 2:15 PM PST
Where: Pend Oreille County, 1 mi NW of Newport
Measured: 2 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 48.200, -117.067

Hail, Spokane

When: June 10, 3:45 PM PST
Where: Spokane County, Otis Orchards
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 47.700, -117.117

Hail, Spokane

When: June 10, 4:22 PM PST
Where: Spokane County, Spokane
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 47.667, -117.417

What these are

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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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: 5362821, 5362824, 5362825, 5362826, 5362822, 5362823.