Storm takes heavy toll on crops

The severe thunderstorm that rolled through Whitman County on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 23, caused a lot of damage in a short amount of time mainly in the eastern part of the county.

The National Weather Service in Spokane issued a severe thunderstorm warning that afternoon before the storm hit. Some parts of Colfax lost power during the storm. Reports indicate heaviest damage was in the Pullman-Colton area and even that was spotty. While one farm lost a crop, a neighboring farm didn’t. The worst storm damage was reported in the northern part of Spokane.

The hail hit standing wheat whic...