Lightning Strike in Washington, September 3, 2000

Name: Lightning Strike in Washington, September 3, 2000
Start: 2000-09-03T16:30
End: 2000-09-03T16:30
Location: Washington

September 3, 2000 · NWS SEW · 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: 1
Property damage: $2,000
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.

The radar

The Seattle radar (KATX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:31 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Pierce

When: September 3, 4:30 PM PST
Where: Pierce County, Bonney Lake
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 47.038, -122.137 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a maple tree, then the man who owned the tree went outside to examine the damage, when a second lightning strike hit near the tree, traveled through the ground and shocked him. He suffered burns to his head, chest and feet, while the first lightning strike damaged electrical equipment inside the home.

What these are

Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Washington in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Washington, September 2000

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: 5156469.