But Corona del Mar in Orange County, and Murrieta and Temecula in Riverside County saw bigger downpours, receiving nearly half an inch of rain. Here are the cloud-to-ground lightning counts for the past 24 hours ending at 7 AM today: San Diego County 524, Orange County 63, Western Riverside County 102, LA County 171, Far SW San Bernardino. According to the NWS, some LA County areas received more than a quarter-inch of rain. A flood watch will be in effect for most of San Diego County from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon as a slow-moving storm moves into Southern California. Rain was heavy in some areas, but minimal in others. Less than half an inch of rain was expected for Orange County with the coming storm and even less in Los Angeles County, where precipitation is expected to vary but remain under. Rain, hail, lightning and even thundersnow were reported across Southern California on Tuesday, Feb. LA County's beaches from San Pedro to Malibu were closed, and the Chargers-Raiders game at SoFi Stadium was delayed about 35 minutes. The lightning and thunder wreaked havoc overnight, downing trees and sparking fires throughout the region. Alaska Airlines Flight 1288 experienced issues with the aircrafts landing gear while taxiing to its gate at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif., on Sunday night.

There were 2,074 in-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning strikes detected over Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties.Ĭheck out the map below to see where the lightning occurred! #cawx /9udOf2OGDW- NWS San Diego Octo(credit: National Weather Service)Īcross Southern California, including coastal waters and eastern deserts, that total approached 4,000 lightning strikes for the 24-hour period that ended at 7 a.m. Heavy rain and lightning battered coastal areas of Los Angeles and Orange counties on Monday afternoon, Oct.

It was quite a light show out there this evening! ⚡️

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