Expect marble-sized hail with thunderstorms in Malheur County Wednesday

A National Weather Service report was issued Wednesday at 12:37 p.m. for severe thunderstorms through 1:15 p.m. for Malheur County.

Expect marble-sized (0.5 inch) hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph.

“At 12:37 p.m., Doppler radar detected a severe thunderstorm near Owyhee Butte, 14 miles north of Rome, moving northeast at 35 mph,” the weather service said. “Wind gusts could cause tree limbs to fall and loose objects to be blown around. Areas of blowing dust are reducing visibility. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”