Oregon, 2007

Hail in Oregon, June 1, 2007

June 1, 2007 · NWS MFR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Monsoonal flow combined with surface heating to form thunderstorms this day. Severe hail was reported from one of these storms.

Where it happened

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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 MFR wrote it up.

Monsoonal flow combined with surface heating to form thunderstorms this day. Severe hail was reported from one of these storms.

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 Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 12:40 PM PST, 6 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 12:40 PM PST, 6 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
140 PM PDT FRI JUN 1 2007

.DISCUSSION...A SHALLOW LAYER OF STRATUS WILL HUG THE COAST TONIGHT
AND NOT BEGIN TO LIFT UNTIL A FRONT APPROACHES SUNDAY
NIGHT. LATER THIS AFTERNOON WIDELY SCATTERED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP ALONG THE THETA E RIDGE VERY MUCH LIKE
YESTERDAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DISSIPATE A FEW HOURS AFTER DARK.

SUNDAY THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REPEAT BUT THE AREA WILL SHIFT TO
EAST OF THE CASCADES AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. MONDAY LIGHT RAIN
AND COOLER TEMPS OVERSPREAD OUR REGION AS THE FRONT MOVES SLOWLY
INLAND.

TUESDAY COULD BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AS THE DEEP
TROUGH AXIS MOVES INTO OUR AREA. A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER
BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE TROUGH. THE COOL PATTERN PERSISTS INTO
THURSDAY WHEN A SHORT WAVE RIDGE TEMPORARILY BUILDS. ANOTHER
WEAK COLD FRONT AND TROUGH MOVE IN FRIDAY AND NEXT SATURDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...IFR DUE TO MARINE STRATUS WILL CONTINUE TO HUG THE
COAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. INLAND CLEAR SKIES WILL SEE THE
DEVELOPMENT
OF ISOLD TO WDLY SCT THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 21Z. CONDITIONS
SHOULD CLEAR BY 06Z SAT.

&&

.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.

CA...NONE.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS
PZZ356-PZZ376.

11

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:26 PM PST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
526 PM PDT FRI JUN 01 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0523 PM     HAIL             1 WNW NEWELL            41.89N 121.39W
06/01/2007  M0.50 INCH       MODOC              CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL
            ACCOMPANYING 1/2 DIAMETER HAIL.

&&

SMITH
Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:39 PM PST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
539 PM PDT FRI JUN 01 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0523 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WNW NEWELL            41.89N 121.39W
06/01/2007  M0.49 INCH       MODOC              CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 0.49 INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE HALF
            HOUR.

&&

SMITH
Local storm report, Jun 1, 6:46 PM PST, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
746 PM PDT FRI JUN 01 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 PM     HAIL             7 S CHEMULT             43.12N 121.78W
06/01/2007  E0.88 INCH       KLAMATH            OR   PUBLIC

            HOLIDAY VILLIAGE AND HOTEL IN BEAVER MARSH REPORTED
            NICKEL SIZE HAIL

&&

BURTIS

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:15 UTC.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Klamath

When
June 1, 7:15 PM PST to 7:30 PM PST
Where
Klamath County, 7 mi S of Chemult
Measured
0.9 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
43.119, -121.800

Holiday Village and Motel in Beaver Marsh 7 miles south of Chemult reported nickel size hailwith a thunderstorm.

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: 26496.