1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Seattle, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 7, 1:50 PM PST, 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
250 PM PDT FRI JUN 7 2002
.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA TONIGHT
WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON AND OREGON ON SATURDAY.
BANDS OF SHOWERS ROTATING AROUND THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO
THE REGION SUNDAY MARKING THE START OF A DRIER AND WARMER WEEK.
.DISCUSSION...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS VORT LOBE MOVING INLAND RIGHT
OVER THE OLYMPICS. THIS FEATURE IS INTERACTING WITH THE CONVERGENCE
ZONE TO PRODUCE SOME CONVECTION. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SMALL HAIL FROM
PORT ORCHARD TO WOODINVILLE TO SEATTLE. EXPECT THE CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE THE AIR
MASS STABILIZES A LITTLE ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN. EXPECT WITH THE
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THE CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE
METRO AREA THIS EVENING. SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN INDICATES THE
POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER CONVERGENCE ZONE FORMING TONIGHT AT THE EAST
ENTRANCE OF THE STRAIT. MM5 PICKS UP ON THIS BUT KEEPS THE
CONVERGENCE ZONE NORTH OF THE METRO AREA. 12Z MODELS RUNS ARE
CONSISTENT IN MOVING THE LOW DOWN THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON INTO
EASTERN OREGON BY SATURDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW
REMAINING OVER MOST OF WESTERN WASHINGTON DURING THE DAY. THIS IS A
LITTLE SLOWER THAN THE 00Z MODELS AND GIVEN THE TROUGH ALONG THE WEST
COAST IS STILL DIGGING A SLOWER SOLUTION LOOKS REASONABLE. WILL KEEP
SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR ALL DAY AND SLOW
DOWN THE CLEARING OVER CENTRAL PUGET SOUND. ONCE THE LOW MOVES OUT OF
THE AREA DRYING TREND BEGINS WITH NORTHEASTERLY FLOW ALOFT. SURFACE
GRADIENTS REMAIN ONSHORE THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPS ALOFT WARM UP QUICKLY
WITH 850 MB TEMPS GOING FROM PLUS 4 TO PLUS 10 OVER KSEA FROM 00Z
SUNDAY TO 00Z MONDAY. WILL PUSH MAX TEMPS BACK UP TO NORMAL FOR
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
.EXTENDED...EXTENDED MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH RIDGE BUILDING
OVER THE AREA. SURFACE GRADIENTS REMAIN ONSHORE ON TUESDAY. THERMALLY
INDUCED TROUGH MAKING ITS WAY UP THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY. MRF
INDICATING MARINE PUSH LATER ON FRIDAY BUT GIVEN THE TREND OF PUSHING
EVERYTHING BACK 12 HOURS OR SO WILL BUNCH WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
TOGETHER WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS. felton
UIL 4210 SEA 8410 OLM 8510
.SEW...GALE WARNING CENTRAL AND EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY COAST AND ADMIRALTY INLET AND WESTERN
STRAIT.
.KATX...VCP21/CSR21...OPERATIONAL.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A 17 year old was struck by lightning while he was working outside. He sustained minor burns, some hearing loss and a headache. The tree next to him was stripped of its bark.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Washington in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, June 2002
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: 5297247.