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Event Details
| Event | Hail |
| Magnitude | 1.00 in. |
| State | WASHINGTON |
| County/Area | WHITMAN |
| WFO | OTX |
| Begin Date | 08/08/2008 18:40:00 PST-8 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | E |
| Begin Location | SUNSET |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 47.12/-117.45 |
| End Date | 08/08/2008 19:00:00 PST-8 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | A severe thunderstorm resulted in penny to quarter sized hail in Asotin and Whitman counties. Strong wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph were also observed in portions of Asotin county. |
| Event Narrative | Nickel to quarter sized hail lasted for 20 minutes and resulted in extensive crop damage. Three hundred acres of wheat were destroyed as well as 30 percent of the Barley crop. Several four inch diameter tree limbs snapped as well. Heavy rain of 1.46 in 30 minutes also trigger a mudslide of three feet deep. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 4.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| ANATONE | ASOTIN CO. | WA | 08/08/2008 | 15:55 | PST-8 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ANATONE | ASOTIN CO. | WA | 08/08/2008 | 16:00 | PST-8 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| ASOTIN | ASOTIN CO. | WA | 08/08/2008 | 16:23 | PST-8 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ANATONE | ASOTIN CO. | WA | 08/08/2008 | 16:30 | PST-8 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| ANATONE | ASOTIN CO. | WA | 08/08/2008 | 16:30 | PST-8 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RIPARIA | WHITMAN CO. | WA | 08/08/2008 | 18:15 | PST-8 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SUNSET | WHITMAN CO. | WA | 08/08/2008 | 18:40 | PST-8 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BALDER | WHITMAN CO. | WA | 08/08/2008 | 19:00 | PST-8 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 4.00K | 0.00K |
