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Anyone in Central and/or Eastern Oregon knows that Sunday afternoon and evening...severe thunderstorms hit the area. Large hail fell in several areas. Winds and heavy rain pounded these areas. A NWS Storm Spotter reported a funnel cloud in the Umatilla County area. For more information on this storm, visit www.wrh.noaa.gov/pdt and click on NW OR & SW WA in the menu on the left.

You can now view what happened TODAY in weather history at the url below:

https://www.usaweather.net/local/lfo_newviewprod.php?office=NFC&prod=TWH

On This Day, June 05, In 1894, Flooding On The Columbia River Inundated Umatilla, Oregon. https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pdt

On This Day, May 30, In 1948, A Railroad Bed, Acting As A Dam, Gave Way During A Flood Along The Columbia River Destroying The Town Of Vanport, Oregon. The Nearly 19,000 Residents Escaped With Little More Than The Clothes On Their Backs. https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pdt

On This Day, May 19, In 1975, Thunderstorms Produced Golf Ball Size Hail And Wind Gusts To 110 Mph In Minnesota. Fifty Persons Were Injured. The Hail And High Winds Destroyed Fifty Mobile Homes, And A Dozen Aircraft, And Also Destroyed A Third Of The Brighton Elementary School. https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pdt

On This Day, May 13, In 1981, A Tornado 450 Yards In Width Destroyed Ninety Percent Of Emberson, Texas. People Did Not See A Tornado, But Rather A Wall Of Debris. Homes Were Leveled, A Man In A Bathtub Was Hurled A Quarter Of A Mile, And A 1500 Pound Recreational Vehicle Was Hurled 500 Yards. Miraculously No Deaths Occurred In The Tornado. https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pdt

On This Day, May 12, In 1988, Unseasonably Warm Weather Prevailed In The Western States. Eight Cities Reported Record High Temperatures For The Date, Including Pendleton, Oregon With A High Of 92 Degrees And Phoenix, Arizona With A Reading Of 106 Degrees. https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pdt

On This Day, May 11, In 1970, A Very Powerful Tornado Struck The City Of Lubbock, Texas Killing 26 Persons, Injuring More Than 500 Others, And Causing 135 Million Dollars Damage. It Was The Most Destructive Tornado Of Record Up Until That Time, And Came On The 17th Anniversary Of The Twister Which Struck Waco Texas Killing 114 Persons. A Second Tornado Killed Two Other Persons In Lubbock, And The Two Tornadoes Damaged Or Destroyed Nearly A Quarter Of The City. https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pdt

On This Day, May 10, In 1990, A Spring Storm Produced Heavy Snow In Upper Michigan And Eastern Wisconsin. Totals Ranged Up To 12 Inches At Marquette, Michigan, With Eight Inches Reported At Muskego And Hartford, Wisconsin. The Heavy Wet Snow And Winds Gusting To 35 Mph Damaged Or Destroyed Thousands Of Trees And Downed Numerous Power Lines. Total Damage From The Storm Was More Than Four Million Dollars. https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pdt