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Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories Uncategorized1 Comment on Thousands of lightning strikes in southern California (Above: lightning strikes in the 24 hours before 1 p.m. PDT October 24, 2016.)
Thousands of lightning strikes have occurred in southern California between Sunday afternoon and Monday afternoon.
Total #Lightning strikes since Sunday. Updated total shows 2149 total strikes over forecast area (including San Diego coastal waters). pic.twitter.com/tV8kS60oq7
— NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) October 24, 2016
(UPDATE at 9 a.m. PT, July 2, 2015)
The management of the new lightning-caused wildfires detected in the last 48 hours between Redding and Eureka, California has been organized into at least three “complexes” of fires. Above is a recent map showing heat detected in the area by a satellite at 2:44 a.m., August 2, 2015.
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(Originally published at 9:31 am PT, August 1, 2015)
An infrared mapping flight over the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Friday night west of Redding, California detected numerous fires that together have burned 19,000 acres over the last 48 hours. The Shasta-Trinity clearly has a massive wildfire situation on their hands. These lightning-caused fires have grown significantly in the last 36 hours.
The area is under a Red Flag Warning for “abundant lighting” Saturday afternoon. Wetting rain is not expected to accompany the lighting.
More information about these fires is HERE.
A Red Flag Warning and more lightning, with little or no rain, are in Saturday afternoon’s forecast for northern California.
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The map, produced by Predictive Services at the National Interagency Fire Center, shows the location of lighting that was detected during the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. MT, July 2, 2015.
Lightning has been hammering parts of California, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming, and Nevada during the last two days, especially on Tuesday and Tuesday night. The maps below show the strikes that were detected as well as the approximate amount of precipitation that came along with the storms. The black areas indicate no rain, while red means there was less than 0.08 inch.
The first map is for the 24 hour period that ended at 6 a.m. MT on June 30. The second is for the 24 hour period that ended at 6 a.m. MT on July 1.
The data is from Predictive Services at the National Interagency Fire Center.
