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>>> ♪ ♪ SEVERE WEATHER HAS
BEEN
BEEN TEARING THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT.
WASHINGTON TONIGHT. POWER HAS BEEN LOCKED OUT.
RAIN HAS PULLED ONTO THE
ROADWAYS AND LIKELY JUST LIKE
THAT HAS LIT UP THE SKY.
LOOK AT THIS IMAGE.
SHE TOOK THIS PICTURE FROM HER
HOME ON BAINBRIDGE ISLAND.
THIS IS A LIGHTNING STRIKE
RIGHT BEHIND A BOAT.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
HAS COUNTED 1250 LIGHTNING
STRIKES.
STRIKES.
STRIKES. GOOD EVENING, WE HAVE BEEN
SEEING SOME INTENSE VIDEO AND
PICTURES FROM YOUR.
JUST LIKE THIS ONE.
AFTER PEOPLE EVACUATED THE
HUSKY GAME THIS EVENING.
ALL DUE TO LIGHTNING.
THAT FOOTBALL GAME HAD TO BE
STOPPED.
STOPPED.
STOPPED. PLAYERS WERE CLEARED OFF OF THE
FIELD AT HUSKY STADIUM IN
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. FANS HAD TO SEEK COVER AS WELL.
AND
AND THAT
AND THAT IS THE SOUND OF THUNDER RUMBLING THROUGH TACOMA.
VICTORIA CAPTURED THIS IMAGE OF
A FIRE.
A FIRE.
A FIRE. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE LOST
POWER IN TACOMA.
AND IN KIRKLAND, THEY HAD JUST
PULLED IT TO A CHURCH PARKING
LOT WHEN THEY SAW A VERY BRIGHT
FLASH.
FLASH.
FLASH. THEY HEARD AN THEY WERE NOT
HURT.
HURT. LOOK AT THE SITUATION IN THE
NORTHGATE AREA OF SEATTLE.
SDOT SAYS THAT WATER IS
PULLING ON THAT ROADWAY.
THE URGE EVERYBODY TO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH ANY STANDING WATER.
>>> SPEAKING OF, THIS IS A
WARNING TO ALL DRIVERS NOT TO
DRIVE THROUGH ANY FLOODED
ROADS.
ROADS.
ROADS. THEY SAID WHEN THEY BLOCK OFF
THE ROAD, IT IS FOR YOUR OWN
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. LET'S CHECK IN NOW.
WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE
STORM.
STORM.
STORM. THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON IN
OUR AREA.
OUR AREA.
OUR AREA. >> WE JUST WITNESSED A
PHENOMENAL WEATHER EVENT IN
ZERO.
ZERO.
ZERO. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. A
HERE. A LIGHTNING STORM SIMILAR TO
THIS, THIS WAS IN THE EARLY MID
90s.
90s.
90s. FLASHES OF LIGHTNING OVER AND
OVER AGAIN WITH TORRENTIAL
RAINS COMING DOWN.
NOW AT SEATAC AIRPORT, WE HAVE
.85 INCHES OF RAIN.
LET'S KEEP GOING.
.40.
.40.
.40. COVINGTON, ALSO COMING UP .29.
IT WAS IMPRESSIVE.
OUR TIME-LAPSE SEQUENCE FROM
SOLTIS SHOWS VERY CLEARLY HOW
THE RAIN BECAME EXTREMELY HEAVY
AND HAD NUMEROUS LIGHTNING
STRIKES.
STRIKES.
STRIKES. THE TIME-LAPSE IS NEAR DAN.
THEY WERE HAPPENING ONE AFTER
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER. SO QUICKLY AND SO RAPIDLY.
WAS GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT THE
RADAR.
RADAR.
RADAR. IT
RADAR. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE WHERE
THE RAIN IS WHEN YOU HAVE ALL
OF THE LIGHTNING STRIKES
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN SEE THE MAIN CLUSTER OF
THE STORM MOVES THROUGH THE
SEATTLE AREA.
SEATTLE AREA. IT IS NOW HAMMERING THE NORTH
SOUND FROM BELLINGHAM TO
EVERETT.
EVERETT.
EVERETT. A NEW ROUND OF RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS, WE ARE SEEING
THIS PARTICULAR CLUSTER IN
MOTION.
MOTION.
MOTION. STARTING TO TRACK TO THE EAST.
SO WHAT WE PRIMARILY BELIEVE
WILL HAPPEN HERE, WE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE HEAVY
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AT LEAST
FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS.
WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN TO SEE
THIS NEW ROUND OF HEAVY
RAINFALL TRAVEL OFF OF THE
CASCADE.
CASCADE.
CASCADE. SO WE HAVE A FLOOD WATCH IN
EFFECT.
EFFECT.
EFFECT. FLASH FLOOD WATCH, MEANING THAT
BURN SCARS, WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE BIG CONCERNS FOR A LOT OF
WATER COMING DOWN QUICKLY.
NOW OUR WEATHER ALERT AS WE
LOOK YOUR AT MOUNT VERNON, WE
HAVE RAIN RATES COMING AS FAST
AS .5 INTO IN SOME OF THESE
HEAVIER SPOTS.
HEAVIER SPOTS. IT IS STRESSING DOWN ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO ARLINGTON AND EVER AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. THESE ARE THOSE LIGHTNING
STRIKES.
STRIKES.
STRIKES. WE HAVE DRIED OUT TEMPORARILY
FROM REMINGTON TO SEATTLE.
WE ARE ON THE BACK EDGE OF THE
STORM.
STORM.
STORM. WE
STORM. WE ARE SEEING THIS TROUBLED
NORTHWARD.
NORTHWARD. BUT WE STILL HAVE THAT NEW
ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS RUNNING
UP ON THE SOUTH CASCADES.
WE'RE TRACKING THAT USING OUR
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HIGH-
RESOLUTION MODEL.
RESOLUTION MODEL. RIGHT NOW, JUST LETTING YOU
KNOW THAT WE STILL HAVE