Lightning — King, Washington

2014-08-02 · near Fremont, King, Washington

$30K

Property damage

Event narrative

Storms moving through Western Washington brought lightning, heavy rain and hail. Lightning hit trees in the Fremont and Green Lake neighborhoods, in one case sparking a garage fire. Power was knocked out to about 2000 customers in northeast Seattle and crews worked to replace 24 transformers damaged by lightning.

Wider weather episode

Storms moving through Western Washington brought lightning, heavy rain and hail. Lightning hit trees in the Fremont and Green Lake neighborhoods, in one case sparking a garage fire. Power was knocked out in northeast Seattle and crews worked to replace 24 transformers damaged by lightning.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 531573. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.