Central/Northern California: Chance of dry lightning this week

The monsoonal moisture flowing into Northern California from the coast of Mexico this week could bring a chance of wet and dry thunderstorms to the area starting Wednesday, meteorologists said.

The storm activity appeared to be headed toward the Central Valley and the Sierra, according to the National Weather Service. Isolated showers, thunderstorms and some lightning were expected Wednesday through Friday in those areas, weather officials said.

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Some forecasts show the system clipping the South Bay and the Santa Cruz Mountains, but predicting where and when thunder and lightning could hit is notoriously finicky.

Still, (National Weather Service spokesperson Sarah) McCorkle urged people to continue tracking the forecast as lightning can lead to wildfires. Nearly two years ago, similar conditions coalesced and ignited the CZU August Lightning Complex fire, which destroyed more than 900 homes in Santa Cruz County.

LINK (paywall): https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Thunderstorms-light-showers-expected-to-hit-17255654.php

QUOTE (from the link): “Just staying aware and (have) your fire plan ready,” (McCorkle) said.