Washington, 2000

Lightning Strike in Washington, August 10, 2000

August 10, 2000 · NWS PDT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:32 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Klickitat

When
August 10, 3:30 PM PST
Where
Klickitat County, 6 mi SE of Bickleton
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
45.874, -120.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning started several blazes that became known as the Sixprong Complex. Together, they consumed over 3500 acres and threatened several dozen structures in the Alderdale, Bickleton and Sixprong areas.

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.

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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: 5173907.