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August 30, 2007
Thunder... Lightning... Rain?!?
These are the last days of summer. At least that's what they say on the news and in the marketplace. But here in Southern California, it only gets hotter as the days grow shorter. (At least the pools won't close just yet).
But -- Holy Dallas Raines -- early this morning, with temps stuck in the mid-70s, we've got thunder and lightning!
Unfortunately, the electricity in the air has no bearing on California's energy supply, which will continue to be overly stressed thanks to HOT weather forecast through the weekend. Flex yer power, kids.
And a few drops of rain won't do much of anything for our parched landscape (ugh... only 2.3 inches downtown since last October). Coming soon... Santa Anas.
Live Mega Doppler 7000 screenshot via ABC7.com.
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That thunder and lightning was amazing! I couldn't (can't) sleep since the storm, so I took some pics. Didn't capture any of the good forks of lightning, but I got one okay pic.
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The sky was so beautiful this morning right before dawn. The clouds were so black they blended into the mountains.
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We got alot of lighting, rain and thunder overnight. At one point I swear the lighting was striking right in my front yard! I agree Elise the sky was beautiful this morning. I wish I had time to snap some pics...
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The thunder was so loud and violent at around 4 AM, I jumped out of bed not knowing what the hell was going on. I thought something had crashed into my house. It even set off car alarms. I barely went to sleep but it was tough.
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global warming is a likely contributor to the events last night as well as the increasingly hot weather. global warming also probably relocated our normal precipitation, therefore, leaving SO CAL in a harsh drought. yes, 'flex yer power, kids.'