More than 1,000 lightning strikes in Washington State (ASL – 9.8.19)
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Check out this spectacular lighting display.
The National Weather Service says more than 5,000 lightning strikes were recorded in Western Washington Saturday night.
Seattle experienced its own show with more than 200 lightning strikes in just one hour.
Of course the spectacle also left many residents in the dark.
The city reported a large number of outages.
The wild storm system also affected sports fans, triggering a delay in the University of Washington football game against UC Berkeley at the Huskey Stadium.
According to the National Weather Service, the storm system has now moved north and is making its way over to Canada.
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