West Seattle weather: Thunderstorm moving through

2:38 PM: We weren’t sure that was thunder until we got up from the desk and looked out to the southwest. Storm moving in! Checking the National Weather Service to see how long (or short) it might be. (Added) Forecast for the afternoon does say “possibly a thunderstorm.”

3:35 PM: And as is so typical for spring weather … now, even as rain continues, a sunbreak is moving our way from the same direction that yielded the big boom earlier.

7:13 PM: Thanks to Patrick for tweeting this photo of a between-showers rainbow:

8 Replies to "West Seattle weather: Thunderstorm moving through"

  • Ryan April 14, 2015 (2:45 pm)

    There is a great mobile app called Lightning Finder that I use to see where lightning strikes are occurring. I opened it within 5 seconds of hearing the thunder and it already showed the strike location. Totally worth the $6/year for it.

    • WSB April 14, 2015 (2:58 pm)

      Thanks, Ryan. Well, we’re here for the remaining semi-analog “did anybody else hear that?” crowd … TR

  • JoB April 14, 2015 (3:02 pm)

    mochi heard it and came inside

  • Julie Gramm April 14, 2015 (3:31 pm)

    Scared me here by the ferry dock!

  • cj April 14, 2015 (3:50 pm)

    Near Fauntleroy park heard a big boom. Shook building for a few seconds.

  • Sunuva April 14, 2015 (4:10 pm)

    In Arbor Heights that totally sounded like an explosion. Looked around for our dog and sure enough, hiding under the porch from the big bad thunder.

  • Deb Barker April 14, 2015 (5:08 pm)

    Yup, heard it here in Seaview. But it was such a short “boom” without the typical thunder reverberation, I almost thought it was another car accident.

  • Nekom April 14, 2015 (7:47 pm)

    Power out at the tug tavern. Outage in delridge?

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