Lightning, Snohomish
- When
- April 10, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- Snohomish County, Lynnwood
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 48.046, -121.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Washington, April 10, 1997
A lightning strike, which hit a house and a tree, peeled the bark off the tree, cracked a concrete patio, broke several windows and damaged electrical outlets and a natural gas line. It also damaged several appliances and parts of the drywall in the house.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SEW wrote it up.
A lightning strike, which hit a house and a tree, peeled the bark off the tree, cracked a concrete patio, broke several windows and damaged electrical outlets and a natural gas line. It also damaged several appliances and parts of the drywall in the house.
The radar
The Seattle radar (KATX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:05 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, April 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 10, 1997
- Winter Weather in Kansas, April 10, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in Maryland, April 10, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 10 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, April 10 to 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Washington in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, April 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5592741.