"Thousands of lightning strikes sparked across the Bay Area and Central Coast Wednesday and Thursday as a low pressure system passed through, bringing with it a spattering of rain and a cooldown that is set to end as Friday and Saturday's temperatures heat up again. Over a 24-hour period from Wednesday to Thursday morning, approximately 5,000 lightning strikes touched down across the regions, said National Weather Service Meteorologist Nicole Sarment."
"A map of lightning strikes from the National Weather Service shared Thursday morning showed large amounts of lightning clustered in Contra Costa and Alameda counties over the previous two days. Strikes were recorded across the entirety of Contra Costa, with the highest concentration in the east side of the county, while strikes in Alameda County were centered almost entirely in the county's east side."
"Strikes were also recorded in southwestern Santa Clara County, passing up San Jose and with only a handful of strikes in the eastern part of the county. The lightning skipped the Peninsula almost entirely save for a single recorded flash in San Francisco, according to the map. There were several storms. It wasn't just one, but yes, they were very wet thunderstorms, Sarment said. We're mainly done for in terms of potential for lightning."
Thousands of lightning strikes occurred across the Bay Area and Central Coast Wednesday and Thursday as a low pressure system passed through, bringing rain and a temporary cooldown before temperatures rise Friday and Saturday. Approximately 5,000 strikes touched down over a 24-hour period, with large clusters concentrated in Contra Costa and Alameda counties and additional flashes in southwestern Santa Clara County. The Peninsula experienced almost no lightning, with only one flash recorded in San Francisco. The storms were multiple and described as very wet thunderstorms. Some Brentwood residents experienced brief blackouts and reported unsettling booming noises.
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