Thunderstorm blows through Ballard, lightning hits church in Green Lake

Thunder, lightning and heavy rain blew through North Seattle this Saturday afternoon, and Seattle Fire says a bolt blew a hole in a Green Lake church.

Firefighters say lightning left a 2-by-4 foot hole above the alter in Bethany Community Church. There were no injuries.

Over in Ravenna, lightning struck a tree “sending bark flying, hearts pounding, and causing a small power outage,” reports Ravenna blog.

Forecasters say a chance of ice pellet and thundershowers will continue into Saturday evening.