A blink-and-you-missed-it funnel cloud dropped out of a rain shower over southwest Seattle near Normandy Park on the evening of Saturday, May 16, giving a quick scare and a few dramatic photos before vanishing. The narrow condensation funnel was visible only for a few moments before fading, and forecasters said there were no immediate reports of damage.
NWS forecaster Jacob DeFlitch told The Seattle Times that the brief feature was tied to a rotating shower as it moved through and “probably lasted less than a minute.” According to the paper, the weather service did not receive any damage reports and noted the sighting came as a line of unstable, showery weather moved across the region…