Lightning, King
- When
- August 3, 6:00 PM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- King County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $650,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.491, -121.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strikes in Washington, August 3, 1999
Over 1000 lightning strikes were recorded in a four hour period. One man was struck by lightning while standing under a tree, and another man while standing in water next to his boat.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $650,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Over 1000 lightning strikes were recorded in a four hour period. One man was struck by lightning while standing under a tree, and another man while standing in water next to his boat. At its peak the storm knocked out power to about 20,000 customers.
The radar
The Seattle radar (KATX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:57 UTC.
Event by event
3 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Pierce
- When
- August 3, 6:00 PM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Pierce County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 47.038, -122.137 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Snohomish
- When
- August 3, 6:00 PM PST to 10:00 PM PST
- Where
- Snohomish County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 48.046, -121.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
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- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 3, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, August 3, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Nevada, August 3, 1999
- Flood and Wildfire in Idaho, August 3 to 7, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, August 3 to 6, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 3, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, August 3 to 30, 1999
More
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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: 5714327, 5714328, 5714329.