BING, BANG, BOOM! THUNDER, LIGHTNING PUT ON BIG SHOW.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. remain a possibility today after a powerful overnight storm produced spectacular lightning displays around the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . The overnight storm dropped rain measured at 0.21 of an inch at Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. , brought winds measured at 58 mph north of Lake Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and 50 mph south of Palmdale and caused sporadic power outages This is a list of famous wide-scale power outages. 1965
About 4 a.m. Monday, hundreds of lightning strikes and booming thunder claps awakened Antelope Valley residents. City and law enforcement offficials reported no serious damage. On Monday afternoon, a lightning strike sparked a small brush fire in a remote canyon in the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los south of Agua Dulce. About a half-acre burned in Nelson Canyon near Soledad Canyon Road, but was quickly doused by a water-dropping helicopter. The National Weather Service predicted a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms this afternoon in the Antelope Valley. Mostly sunny skies with high temperatures in the upper 80s and 90s are expected to return Wednesday and persist through the weekend. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Lightning strikes across the western skies in Lancaster early Monday as thunderstorms put on a dazzling display. (2 -- 3 -- color) Lightning strikes Lancaster in photos at left and above. About 4 a.m. Monday, hundreds of such strikes and booming thunder claps awakened Antelope Valley residents. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News (4 -- color) Storm clouds roll over hilltops Monday above homes off Red Rover Mine Road near the 14 Freeway in Acton. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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