A barrage of lightning strikes numbering in the tens of thousands pummeled Washington state as multiple waves of thunderstorms moved through on Saturday. Statewide, there were 86,714 lightning strikes detected by the National Lightning Detection Network. That’s about 62% of the state’s annual lightning average and more than the entire lightning the state received in 2006 (82,710). … Continue reading Just How Anomalous Was the Weather in Washington This Weekend? Almost 87,000 Lightnings Struck Washington State on Saturday – It’s Nearly 2/3 the Annual Average!