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Portlanders could wake up to an unusual summer rain shower Thursday, the National Weather Service says. The agency is forecasting the possibility of rare thunderstorms striking the Portland area Wednesday night into Thursday morning,
The Seattle area is seeing rain, thunder, lightning, and more during a July morning storm. by George Waldenberger,KOMOMeteorologist WESTERN WASHINGTON — There will be a quick hiccup in our weather on Thursday: scattered rain and lightning in some areas.
By the time the show started, the rain made the crowd that stuck around look like they had jumped in Lake Michigan fully clothed.
The chances of being struck by lightning in a given year are slim to none, but that doesn't mean you should tempt fate.
Frequent lightning will crack across the sky through midday, carrying with it a chance of brief heavy rain and even hail.