A volatile storm brewing over Southern California produced nearly 40,000 lightning strikes and threatened to bring more rain and thunderstorms Monday, forecasters said. Although the storm brought plenty of lightning, rain totals were less than half an inch in Santa Barbara County on Sunday. Forecasters said a low-pressure system lingering off the Southern California coast was pulling moisture from the southeast and dumping rain over the area. By Monday morning, heavy showers, thunderstorms and 35-mph winds were reported in eastern Los Angeles County. The showers should move out of the Southern California by Tuesday and will be replaced with a deep marine layer for the rest of the week.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 11, 2017 17:15 UTC