We’re tracking an elevated threat for severe storms in Western Washington on Wednesday evening — large hail, damaging winds, lightning and torrential rain are possible.

Millions of people in the Pacific Northwest, including those in Seattle and Portland, are facing a rare severe weather threat on Wednesday with large hail, damaging wind gusts and even the possibility of tornadoes.

A meteorological rarity could unfold across the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday afternoon and evening with large hail, damaging winds and the possibility of tornadoes forecast across the Interstate 5 corridor – a place where severe thunderstorms are nearly unheard of.