Lightning in King County, Washington

Lightning August 2, 2014 · King County, Washington

$30K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Fremont (47.6500, -122.3500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 531573. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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