Lightning in King County, Washington

Lightning September 6, 2009 · King County, Washington

$20K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a tree next to a home, causing damage to the home's siding and much of the electronics inside.

The wider storm

A tornado touched down around 1619 PDT near the southeast corner of Lake Tapps and moved northeast around 36 mph for 16 minutes, lifting off the ground just northeast of Enumclaw. There was also a lightning strike which damaged a home in Auburn.

Began near Auburn (47.3000, -122.2200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Pierce County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 194443. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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