The sound of thunder would likely be the first sign of this storm ... clouds rolled north over the city. NWS meteorologist Matthew Cullen said the weather service saw “fairly prolific lightning ...

The storm has passed, Seattle. Lightning strikes damaged a few houses ... still damp from the storm as the sun shone overhead. Then clouds gathered overhead, dropping gentler showers on the ...

SEATTLE — Thunderstorms that progressed slowly over the western Washington region Wednesday evening produced lightning strikes area-wide. Some even wreaked havoc on homes and public transportation.

Video captured by Deontrea Jones shows lightning flash and illuminate a cloud formation over the city. “This lightning did not come to play!” Jones wrote on X alongside the video. The NWS said the ...

So far, there have been no reports of damaging hail or tornadoes, but powerful thunderstorms produced vivid lightning ... clouds moving in from the west and south, associated with the 970-millibar ...

However, you can observe several atmospheric clues to identify whether a storm is intensifying or causing severe weather. Shelf clouds, also known as arcus clouds, are ominous, low-hanging clouds ...