I have to agree with Cyrus. Last night's lightning show was awe-inspiring. It all started as a beautiful end to a perfect-weather day - a towering orange cloud, just to the east of Redmond as the sun set. A few friends and I were walking around in Marymoor park enjoying the weather and the brightly-colored clouds; as we drove away from the park, we noticed some flashing in the darkness under that towering cloud.

Three hours later, the most spectacular night-time display I've seen in a long time started. Continous flashing and rumbling for I don't know how long. I stayed up on my porch watching it until 1:30...