LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The National Weather Service’s forecast of a thunderstorm on Sunday afternoon proved accurate, with the storm bringing with it numerous lightning strikes and steady, and heavy, rain.
Widespread rain was reported across Lake County on Sunday afternoon.
On the Northshore, the storm began around 3:30 p.m. with heavy rain.
A short time later, loud thunder claps could be heard as strikes began occurring.
Online lightning strike maps showed dozens of strikes around Lake County.
One was reported to have sparked a fire in a tree along Elk Mountain Road in Upper Lake.
Lake County News’ weather observation station showed that about half an inch of rain fell on the Northshore over the course of a few hours, before the rain stopped early Sunday evening.
The National Weather Services said conditions are expected to be clear for the rest of this week.
However, an incoming weather system expected to arrive later this week will increase the potential for more showers and thunderstorms across northwest California, the forecast said.
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