A severe thunderstorm watch expired at 9 p.m. for King ... with peak winds around 130 mph, the strongest tornado in the state since 1986. Seattle school buildings closing at 5 p.m. All Seattle ...

While tornado watches are in effect, damaging wind gusts and large hail remain the primary hazards from any severe thunderstorms on Sunday.

Because of the threat, forecasters issued the first-ever Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Seattle, while Portland saw its highest tornado threat on record. So far, there have been no reports of ...

A tornado was most likely to hit in the counties south of Seattle, but the odds never got ... The weather agency issued a severe thunderstorm watch through 9 p.m. Wednesday in King, Clark ...

including taking shelter during tornado warnings and protecting vehicles from hail. Weather Alert SEATTLE - A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 9 p.m. for the following counties in WA ...

While standing in the sunshine, people around the Matthews Beach area in North Seattle reacted to a thunderstorm watch. "We have huge trees around here, so that is definitely a concern.

Large hail, isolated severe gusts, and perhaps a tornado or two are all possible," the agency said. They also posted a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is likely and put the probability at 80%.

According to the Storm Prediction Center, it was the first time Seattle and King County had been included in a severe thunderstorm watch since June 1999. A severe thunderstorm watch was last ...