Southern California woke up to wild weather Tuesday as a surge of monsoonal moisture brought showers, thunder and lightning to the area along with flash flood watches and uncomfortable heat, weather officials said. A fire erupted Tuesday during a round of lightning in San Bernardino. On Tuesday, lightning struck parts of San Bernardino and appeared to set a palm tree on fire. More than 860 lightning strikes were observed from midnight to 6 a.m. Tuesday in San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties, weather officials said. Scattered showers and thunderstorms could stick around until Thursday, with the most activity occurring on Wednesday, according to the weather service office.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 01, 2017 15:29 UTC