1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
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 Jun 12, 1:47 PM PST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 247 PM PDT MON JUN 12 2006 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PERSISTENT SOUTH FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST CONTINUES TO KEEP A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE PACNW. A WAVE IMBEDDED WITHIN THE FLOW IS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN OREGON...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH ACROSS EASTERN OREGON AND WASHINGTON THIS EVENING. THUS EXPECT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA INTO THE EVENING. SHEAR AND UPPER DIFFLUENCE DOES SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZED CONVECTIVE CELLS. THUS SOME STORMS WILL BE SEVERE...WITH BOTH HIGH WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL BEING OF CONCERN. ALSO BRIEF HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AT LOCATIONS WHERE THE CENTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVERHEAD. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE AREA. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY PERSIST OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AFTER MIDNIGHT...THOUGH THESE WILL BE DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY. THE UPPER TROUGH THEN SWINGS TO THE COAST TUESDAY. AS A RESULT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME STRONGEST STORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN MOST EAST OREGON ZONES. UPPER FLOW BEGINS TO TURN WESTERLY ON WEDNESDAY...THUS CONVECTIVE CHANCES WILL DECREASE CONSIDERABLY. 90 .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEPART ON THURSDAY LEAVING THE AREA UNDER A MODEST RIDGE PUMPED UP BY AN UPPER LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL INTRODUCE A MORE TRANQUIL WEATHER PERIOD THAN THE CURRENT ONE. WE WILL BE UNDER SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY FLOW WITH A FEW WEAK IMPULSES RIDING OVER THE RIDGE. THIS WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. 83 && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. OCCASIONAL MVFR AND EVEN IFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT ALL TAF LOCATIONS AND ALONG ALL TWEB ROUTES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO LOW CEILINGS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES NEAR HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. THESE CONDITIONS MAY RECUR AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS WELL. GUSTY SURFACE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 KNOTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AT ALL TAF LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 83 && .HYDROLOGY...THE NACHES RIVER IN YAKIMA COUNTY CONTINUES TO RUN HIGH. THE RIVER IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A BRIEF RISE THIS AFTERNOON....BUT SHOULD LEVEL OFF THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY FALL OVERNIGHT. IN GENERAL THE TREND FOR THE NACHES IS FOR RIVER TO STAY BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND FOR RIVER LEVELS TO SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THE PERIOD...THOUGH MINOR RISES IN LEVELS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO RUNOFF FROM DAYTIME SNOWMELT AND/OR RAINFALL. PEOPLE ALONG THE NACHES RIVER ARE STILL URGED TO BE CAUTIOUS OF FAST MOVING WATER AS THE CURRENT CAN BE UNDERESTIMATED AND IS DANGEROUS. 90 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... PDT 56 74 54 72 / 60 40 50 20 ALW 59 75 57 73 / 60 40 60 30 PSC 60 80 58 78 / 60 30 60 20 YKM 57 78 54 75 / 50 40 30 20 HRI 58 78 56 76 / 60 30 50 20 ELN 56 76 55 71 / 50 40 30 20 RDM 48 74 45 72 / 50 40 40 20 LGD 55 74 51 70 / 50 40 60 40 5J0 52 77 49 72 / 60 40 50 40 DLS 59 76 57 73 / 50 30 30 20 && .PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 470 UNTIL 10 PM PDT FOR CROOK... DESCHUTES...JEFFERSON...WHEELER...GILLIAM...SHERMAN...WASCO... MORROW AND UMATILLA COUNTIES. WA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 470 UNTIL 10 PM PDT FOR KLICKITAT... BENTON...FRANKLIN AND YAKIMA COUNTIES. && TI:YGG FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON 90/83/83
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
535 AM PDT MON JUN 12 2006
WAZ024-501-502-026>030-ORZ041>044-049-050-501>506-131200-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-JOHN DAY BASIN-
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
535 AM PDT MON JUN 12 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, EASTERN COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, CENTRAL OREGON,
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA
COUNTY, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES, JOHN DAY
BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BE SOUTHERLY OVER THE INTERIOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WITH AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST. THIS WILL CAUSE
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE REGION...WHICH WILL
ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME
VERY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON. SUFFICIENT VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL
ALSO BE PRESENT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY ALLOW SOME THUNDERSTORMS
TO BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. THE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS THE FORECAST AREA IN
A SLIGHT RISK OF WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER FOR TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, CENTRAL OREGON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY,
WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN
GILLIAM COUNTIES, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH
CENTRAL OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
ON TUESDAY THE FLOW ALOFT WILL AGAIN BE SOUTHERLY OVER THE INTERIOR
PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE COAST.
THIS WILL BRING MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR INTO THE REGION...WHICH WILL
ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION LEADING TO THUNDERSTORMS ON
TUESDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH DAMAGING WINDS...
SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS
NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON IN A SLIGHT RISK OF
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IN THE FORECAST AREA FOR TUESDAY.
THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INLAND AND ACROSS EASTERN OREGON AND EASTERN
WASHINGTON ON WEDNESDAY. MID LEVEL MOISTURE...DAYTIME SURFACE
HEATING AND A COLD POOL ALOFT WILL CREATE MARGINAL INSTABILITY
WEDNESDAY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OVER
CENTRAL OREGON AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON. THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY WILL HAVE LESS INTENSITY AND
COVERAGE. WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ON THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WILL BRING
A MORE STABLE AIRMASS INTO THE REGION WITH CONDITIONS UNFAVORABLE
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY TODAY AND TUESDAY FOR STRONG OR
POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL AND
HEAVY RAINFALL. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PENDLETON/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE...EXCEPT THE H IN
CURRENTHAZARDS.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
228 PM PDT MON JUN 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0217 PM HAIL 6 SW BEND 44.00N 121.38W
06/12/2006 M1.00 INCH DESCHUTES OR TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL COVERING GROUND
&&
SLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
233 PM PDT MON JUN 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM HAIL 1 N CAMP POLK 44.45N 121.64W
06/12/2006 E0.25 INCH JEFFERSON OR TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAIN WITH PEA SIZED HAIL
&&
SLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
315 PM PDT MON JUN 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0243 PM HAIL 3 E BEND 44.07N 121.25W
06/12/2006 M2.00 INCH DESCHUTES OR TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE HAIL COVERING GROUND WITH BROKEN WINDOWS IN HOUSE.
&&
SLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
318 PM PDT MON JUN 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0212 PM HAIL 1 NNE SUNRIVER 43.89N 121.43W
06/12/2006 M0.88 INCH DESCHUTES OR TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
SLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
338 PM PDT MON JUN 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0226 PM HAIL 3 S BEND 44.02N 121.31W
06/12/2006 E1.00 INCH DESCHUTES OR PUBLIC
0230 PM HAIL 5 SSW BEND 43.99N 121.34W
06/12/2006 M0.75 INCH DESCHUTES OR TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL COVERING GROUND.
0235 PM HAIL 4 N BEND 44.12N 121.30W
06/12/2006 M1.00 INCH DESCHUTES OR TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER INCH HAIL COVERING GROUND WITH HEAVY RAIN AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING.
0235 PM HAIL POWELL BUTTE 44.23N 121.02W
06/12/2006 E1.75 INCH CROOK OR PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY STORM SPOTTER OF GOLF BALL SIZED
HAIL NEAR POWELL BUTTE
0235 PM HAIL 4 SSE BEND 44.01N 121.27W
06/12/2006 M1.00 INCH DESCHUTES OR TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL COVERING GROUND WITH HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING.
0327 PM HAIL 1 NNW PRINEVILLE 44.33N 120.85W
06/12/2006 E1.50 INCH CROOK OR TRAINED SPOTTER
0327 PM HAIL 2 NW PRINEVILLE 44.32N 120.87W
06/12/2006 E1.75 INCH CROOK OR TRAINED SPOTTER
0330 PM HAIL 4 N PRINEVILLE 44.37N 120.84W
06/12/2006 E1.00 INCH CROOK OR TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL COVERING GROUND WITH HEAVY RAIN.
&&
SLThe Pendleton radar (KPDT), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:30 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A group rafting the John Day River encountered large hail and strong winds at Burnt Ranch Rapids. Wind blown spume and spray from the river reduced visibility to 40 yards. One hail stone hit a rafter's head and caused swelling.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oregon in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Oregon, June 2006
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: 5526076.