Over 3,300 lightning strikes across Puget Sound during Summer storm

The thunderstorms that moved through Western Washington on Saturday night produced thousands of lightning strikes.

Between 8 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday, there were 3,302 lightning strikes across the region.

This was the most prolific lightning storm for our region since Sept. 7, 2019.

Thousands remained without power Sunday morning as crews worked to assess the damage.

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Impressive lightning photo (Lexi Cox)

At about 7 a.m. Sunday, over 9,000 Puget Sound Energy customers were without power across Puget Sound, with the largest batches around Port Gamble, Skykomish, and Snoqualmie Pass.

Grays Harbor PUD said it repaired power to Cedarville and Elma before midnight, with repairs to Satsop and Montesano done early Sunday.

By 10 a.m., the total number of outages in Washington State dropped to just over 6,000 customers.

By morning, expect some rain showers, mainly along the coast, the Strait, and north/west of Everett.

We could have some spotty showers elsewhere, but many locations will be dry.

An isolated shower or thunderstorm could occur Sunday afternoon over the Olympic Peninsula.

Highs will be in the 60s coast and north and 70s elsewhere.

Monday and Tuesday, there is a slight chance of rain showers but we’ll be mainly dry with highs in the mid 70s.

Another chance of rain comes our rain in spots by Wednesday.

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