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In Pictures: California hit by lightning, rare thunderstorms

The severe storm brought lightning that sparked new brush fires in Northern California

Published: August 17, 2020 09:28 Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of California_Daily_Life_71865.jpg-70a50-1597641808536 — Lightning illuminates the sky over the eastern span of the Bay Bridge as a storm passed through the area in San Francisco, California. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of California_Daily_Life_28244.jpg-82dfd-1597641790202 — Step leaders branch out from cloud to ground lightning strikes as an early morning storm rips across the Santa Rosa plain near Healdsburg, California. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of California_Daily_Life_21779.jpg-38d42-1597641792163 — A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that sparked several small blazes in Northern California on Sunday. Image Credit: AP

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20200817 rare lightning storm — The severe storm system rolled through the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas early Sunday, packing a combination of dry lightning and high winds that triggered wildfires throughout the region. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of California_Wildfires_07799.jpg-deaff-1597641794190 — A lightning strike hits the surrounding hills near Marsh Creek Road in Brentwood, California. Image Credit: AP

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20200817 lightning strike — Smoke from a vegetation fire caused by a lightning strike rises into the sky as seen from Marsh Creek Road in Brentwood, California. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of California_Daily_Life_04646.jpg-408ae-1597641798674 — Lightning illuminates the sky over the eastern span of the Bay Bridge. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of APTOPIX_California_Weather_06055.jpg-4ad9e-1597641812875 — Lightning forks over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as a storm passes over Oakland, California. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of APTOPIX_California_Daily_Life_71865.jpg-70a50-1597641788508 — Lightning illuminates the sky over the eastern span of the Bay Bridge as a storm passed through the area on Sunday morning in San Francisco, California. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of California_Daily_Life_01253.jpg-af976-1597641816375 — Step leaders branch out from cloud to ground lightning strikes as an early morning storm rips across the Santa Rosa plain near Healdsburg, California. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of California_Daily_Life_30204.jpg-8119f-1597641803405 — Lightning illuminates the sky over the eastern span of the Bay Bridge as a storm passed through the area on Sunday morning in San Francisco, California. Image Credit: AP

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