#Lightning storm california update
Important update in the fire weather discussion by noting more widespread lightning potential with incoming weather pattern (not limited to the North Bay and East Bay) this is in line with evening model and satellite trends (1/2) #CAwx #FireWx pic.twitter. Lightning from rare 'violent' thunderstorms in California sparks dozens of wildfires across Bay Area More than 2,500 lightning strikes were recorded in the Bay Area By Travis Fedschun Fox. The flashes came within milliseconds of each other at 12:20 a.m., according to one community member who was closely tracking the weather. The analysis in the tweet below raises the possibility of lightning with little or no rain in California’s South Bay, Central Coast, Santa Cruz Mountains, and the Los Padres National Forest in Monterey County. 5, 2021 10:23 AM PT The lightning storm that descended on Southern California on Monday evening delivered more than 3,000 lightning strikes and left thousands of residents without. Of particular concern is the area from central Oregon into far Northern California where fire managers should expect dry thunderstorms. Some locations from central Nevada northwestward to central Oregon and eastward to south-central Montana could receive more than half an inch of rain, but lightning could occur with no rain. Several fire starts will be possible where thunderstorms occur given the extremely dry fuels in place.” Deep-layer ascent associated with the approaching upper trough will also support isolated to scattered thunderstorms across the western Great Basin and portions of the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies. For its size, the state usually gets far fewer lightning strikes than the national average, though that hasn’t been quite as true in the recent storms. With warm, dry conditions near the surface, rain is more likely to. The National Weather Service predicts “…dry and breezy conditions conducive to fire spread across portions of the western Great Basin northeastward to the northern High Plains. Thunderstorms and pop-up showers are the main sources of precipitation during these months. Only one of the 16 Type 1 Incident Management Teams is available for new fires. If this dry lightning event in drought-affected desiccated vegetation creates a new round of wildfires it would put additional stress on the wildfire suppression system that is already struggling to mobilize enough personnel and equipment for the existing 105 fires.
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Nationally 23,467 firefighters are actively attempting to suppress 58 large fires and another 47 are being managed under a less than full suppression strategy. MDT Friday.Īreas in 10 western states are included in forecasts for isolated or scattered thunderstorms with little or no rain Thursday afternoon and night, prompting Red Flag Warnings. As smoke from Northern California’s wildfires drifted downstate, thunderstorms slammed into Southern California on Friday afternoon, with lightning temporarily shutting down the Ohana music. Forecast for lightning with little or no precipitation for 6 a.m.
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