Perilous Times and Climate Change
8,598 Lightning Strikes ignite Wildfires
Throughout California
Published on Oct 4, 2010 - 8:56:31 AM
By: YubaNet
NEVADA CITY, Calif. October 4,2010 - The unsettled weather brought a
plethora of lightning strikes throughout California on Saturday and
Sunday. 8,598 hits were recorded throughout the state, with 2,632
strikes landing in the region's National Forests on Sunday.
The Tahoe National Forest reports five fires from Saturday's lightning
event, all of them are contained and in patrol status. Precipitation on
the west side of the forest was spotty, according to Public Affairs
Officer Ann Westling. The east side received over an inch of
precipitation.
The daily weather discussion from NorthOps: "A low pressure trough
moving into the North Ops region will stall and form a cutoff low over
Central California Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday the low will
weaken and move northeastward through Nevada. Showers and thunderstorms
are possible mainly over the southern and eastern portions of the North
Ops region through Wednesday, then in eastern areas Thursday as the low
exits. A warming and drying trend is expected Friday through Sunday."