Lightning, Pierce
- When
- February 19, 11:30 AM PST
- Where
- Pierce County, Mc Kenna
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 47.038, -122.137 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in Washington, February 19, 1997
Lightning killed $1300 worth of cattle south of Tacoma. The cattle were killed and the cedar tree they were under was also destroyed when the storm moved through.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- 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.
Lightning killed $1300 worth of cattle south of Tacoma. The cattle were killed and the cedar tree they were under was also destroyed when the storm moved through.
The radar
The Seattle radar (KATX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:32 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
- Flash Flood in Iowa, February 19, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Texas, February 19, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, February 19, 1997
- Flooding in Nebraska, February 19 to 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, February 19 to 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Iowa, February 19 to 20, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Texas, February 19 to 21, 1997
- Winter Storm in Utah, February 19 to 20, 1997
- Heat in New Jersey, February 19 to 22, 1997
- Heat in Pennsylvania, February 19 to 22, 1997
- Heat in Maryland, February 19 to 22, 1997
- Heat in Delaware, February 19 to 22, 1997
More
Every storm in Washington in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, February 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: 5590117.