… The state of Washington was rattled by an estimated 2,200 lightning strikes during a thunderstorm that triggered widespread power outages Saturday night, the … By Blitzortung.org and contributors. About 2,500 lightning strikes were recorded in the entire state during the storm. Free access to maps of former thunderstorms. "It made for a pretty good show for us," meteorologist Dana Felton said. The National Weather Service in Seattle counted about 250 reports of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. All central computers are operational at both the primary and backup sites. IT support for the network are deemed critical employees of the University of Washington and are thus available in case physical presence is needed on campus. Latest national and local lightning alerts from Spark for Moses Lake, Washington The Blitzortung networks members build (from kit parts) the detector which monitors H-field (and now can do E-field) emissions from lightning strikes, and has a set of servers in Europe to correlate the Time-Of-Arrival at detectors v.s. World Wide Lightning Location Network (wwlln.net) SYSTEM MESSAGE: NOTE that during this COVID-19 pandemic, the WWLLN network is operating normally. Most of the strikes were recorded in the western area of the state; 200 of those were recorded in the Seattle metro area from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. PDT. About 1,250 lightning strikes were recorded in western Washington state during a storm that caused widespread power outages Saturday night, the National Weather Service said. About 1,250 lightning strikes were recorded in western Washington state during a storm that caused widespread power outages, the National Weather Service said. GPS-time and uses that to locate strikes. The state of Washington was rattled by an estimated 2,200 lightning strikes during a thunderstorm that triggered widespread power outages Saturday night, the National Weather Service reported. See lightning strikes in real time across the planet. (blitzortung.org) Matthew Cappucci Matthew Cappucci is a meteorologist for Capital Weather Gang. Pixabay. NEW! The National Weather Service said it notched 1,250 lightning strikes between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time with 200 occurring in the Seattle metro area from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m alone. About 1,250 lightning strikes were recorded in western Washington state during a storm that caused widespread power outages Saturday night, the National Weather Service said. This icon serves as a link to download the eSSENTIAL Accessibility assistive technology app for individuals with physical disabilities. Lightning strikes across Europe, including the deadly bolts in Poland.