Wild Weather: Lightning Strikes Ignite Trees In Big Bear Lake, Southern California Wakes Up To August Rainfall
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Southern California is seeing some wild weather this week, including lightning that ignited trees near Big Bear Lake and rain in the San Fernando Valley.
Six small fires were ignited by lightning near Big Bear Lake Tuesday, according to the San Bernardino National Forest. At least one tree was badly scorched and burned, but crews quickly got those fires contained.
Just a few hours later, early morning rain fell across Los Angeles County. Scattered showers were seen in North Hollywood and Studio City, and the National Weather Service said isolated thunderstorms bringing heavy rain could cause limited debris flows in local burn areas.
Forecasters say there's still a chance of thunderstorms in Los Angeles and Ventura County mountains, and possibly some inland Valleys on Wednesday. But conditions should begin drying out Thursday.
