Hail, Idaho
- When
- July 19, 2:43 PM PST
- Where
- Idaho County, Elk City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.833, -115.433
Hail and Heavy Rain in Idaho, July 19, 2004
A round of severe thunderstorms impacted central Idaho in the from of hail and heavy rains. Heavy rains caused a mud and debris flow that blocked a road and damaged a house in Lemhi county during the late evening.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 MSO wrote it up.
A round of severe thunderstorms impacted central Idaho in the from of hail and heavy rains. Heavy rains caused a mud and debris flow that blocked a road and damaged a house in Lemhi county during the late evening.
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 Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 19, 11:37 AM PST, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 11:37 AM PST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 137 PM MDT MON JUL 19 2004 .SHORT TERM...ACTIVE NIGHT ON TAP WITH THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS HOUR. DIFFERENCE FROM YESTERDAY IS MORE HEATING...THE ATMOSPHERE IS MORE UNSTABLE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. WITH VERY MOIST AIRMASS OVER THE REGION... HEAVY RAIN IS THE MAIN THREAT ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL. GIVEN TRAJECTORY OF STORMS...HAVE REISSUED THE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND MUCH OF WESTERN MONTANA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. TUESDAY WILL SEE A MARINE PUSH GO OVER THE AREA AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW TURNS FROM SOUTHWEST TO MORE WESTERLY AS PACIFIC TROUGH FINALLY MAKES ITS WAY ON SHORE AND FLATTENS THE RIDGE. THE AREA WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN WINDS WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... MAINLY CENTRAL AND SOUTH. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE COOLER AND DRIER SO HEAVY RAIN IS NOT LIKELY FOR TUESDAY STORMS. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL REMAIN UNDER A GENERAL WESTERLY FLOW WITH LITTLE MOISTURE OF UPPER LEVEL WAVES. EXPECTED TO HAVE DRY BUT COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH READINGS NEAR NORMAL. .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...DRY WEATHER PATTERN WITH WARMING TREND. PERSISTENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO BEGIN REBUILDING STRONGLY INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN NORTHERLY FLOW WITH WEATHER DISTURBANCE SLIDING SOUTHWARD THROUGH MONTANA. NOT EXPECTING ANY RAIN FROM THIS...BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE MODERATED SOMEWHAT THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK WITH CHANGE TO EASTERLY SURFACE WIND. HEAT BRIEFLY RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND. && .MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MT...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MIDNIGHT MDT...SEE GTFFFAMSO. ID...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MIDNIGHT MDT...SEE GTFFFAMSO. && SHORT TERM/MEAD LONG TERM/SIGLER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 1:01 PM PST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 300 PM MDT (200 PM PDT) MON JUL 19 2004 IDZ005>008-MTZ001>006-043-201200- NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BLACKFOOT REGION- 300 PM MDT (200 PM PDT) MON JUL 19 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA .DAY ONE... TODAY SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. FOR DETAILS REFER TO LATEST FLASH FLOOD WATCH...OR GTFFFAMSO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 2:40 PM PST, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 440 PM MDT (340 PM PDT) MON JUL 19 2004 IDZ009-010-192300- WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 440 PM MDT MON JUL 19 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 656 IS CANCELED FOR LEMHI COUNTY... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR LEMHI COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE THIS EVENING. IDZ005>008-MTZ001-004-200500- NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 440 PM MDT (340 PM PDT) MON JUL 19 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 656 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT (10 PM PDT)... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IDAHO... CLEARWATER...SANDERS...AND MINERAL COUNTIES. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. MEAD
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 174 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:43 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Idaho
- When
- July 19, 3:50 PM PST
- Where
- Idaho County, White Bird
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.767, -116.300
Hail, Idaho
- When
- July 19, 3:50 PM PST
- Where
- Idaho County, 5 mi SW of White Bird
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.717, -116.367
Hail, Idaho
- When
- July 19, 5:40 PM PST
- Where
- Idaho County, 1 mi N of Elk City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.850, -115.433
Hail, Idaho
- When
- July 19, 7:10 PM PST
- Where
- Idaho County, 18 mi S of Elk City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.567, -115.433
Heavy Rain, Lemhi
- When
- July 19, 8:40 PM MST to 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lemhi County, 5 mi E of Shoup
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.943, -113.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 19, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Oregon, July 19, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 19, 2004
- Hail in Minnesota, July 19, 2004
- Hail in Iowa, July 19, 2004
- Hail in Oregon, July 19, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Oregon, July 19, 2004
- Tornado in Oregon, July 19, 2004
- Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, July 19, 2004
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 19, 2004
- Hail in Wisconsin, July 19, 2004
- Hail in Michigan, July 19, 2004
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: 5413387, 5413388, 5413389, 5413390, 5413391, 5413392.