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Lightning happens all over but it is relatively rare on the US west coast, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. We had an actual thunderstorm in the fall of 2
by Tagbert 4y ago
Lightning happens all over but it is relatively rare on the US west coast, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. We had an actual thunderstorm in the fall of 2019 and everyone was talking about it for a couple of days after, it was so noteworthy.
- smcl 4y agoI think dontbenebby is asking whether the person was using "lightning storm" in the commentt to refer to: - a swarm of fireflies (aka "lightning bugs") - a storm with thunder and lightning
- lotsofpulp 4y agoBoth are not normal in the Pacific Northwest.
- irrational 4y agoI literally had no idea a swarm of fireflies is called a lightning storm. I also didn’t know they are called lightning bugs. TIL
- smcl 4y agoThat's the thing, I don't think a swarm of fireflies is called that. But I think that's what the question was asking :)
- evan_ 4y agoThe last time we saw lightning in the Willamette Valley of Oregon there were multiple posts on the local reddit asking what the flashing light in the sky was. People thought it might be a gas explosion or aircraft.
- dylan604 4y agoWow, that's just mindblowing to me. Do they also point at the sun and ask if it a god in a chariot of fire? Clearly asked in jest, but that's just how strange hearing about people not having the fortune of seeing lightning on a regular basis. (I'm clearly a fan of lightning, and have a collection of photos I've captured as a hobby)
- dontbenebby 4y ago> Lightning happens all over but it is relatively rare on the US west coast, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. We had an actual thunderstorm in the fall of 2019 and everyone was talking about it for a couple of days after, it was so noteworthy. Thanks for this, descriptions like this help a lot more than raw stats, I had to hear a few sources of info say basically this before I grok-d it.