A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 6:38 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 7:15 p.m. for Lane County Cascade Foothills, Cascades of Marion and Linn counties and Cascades of Lane County.
The storms are packing marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph.
“At 6:38 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Belknap Springs, or 36 miles west of Bend, moving north at 15 mph,” says the weather service. “Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”…