A Lightning Vortex East of the Cascade Crest

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 05:10:00 UTC

: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events August 23, 2022 A Lightning Vortex East of the Cascade Crest There was quite a lightning fest east of the Cascade crest today , with an impressive vortex of thunderstorms producing massive amounts of . lightning The lightning flashes for the ten minutes ending 5:20 PM tonight were amazing see below , with clouds shown as well with lightning circling around the vortex centered near Omak , WA . nbsp Just wow . The visible satellite image a few hours earlier shows the vortex and the numerous associated thunderstorms each producing a blob of clouds These thunderstorms produced more than lighting , as illustrated by precipitation totals for today Tuesday see below . nbsp Some