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UPDATE: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN OREGON/WESTERN IDAHO

June 28, 2024

A severe thunderstorm swept through the onion growing regions of Nyssa, Oregon and Parma, Idaho yesterday, June 26, affecting early crops due to wind, water, and hail.

  • Heavy rain and hail resulted in flooding and damage to early onion crops in the Eastern Oregon/Western Idaho growing regions
  • Wind gusts exceeding 60-mph caused significant damage to some packing and storage facilities
  • Growers are currently assessing damages and the extent of crop damage is yet to be determined
  • Expect a much better assessment of the extent of crop damage later next week

Video taken from downtown Nyssa OR

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