LIGHTNING FROM STORM STARTS 7 LANCASTER FIRES.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer Lightning from an afternoon thunderstorm thunderstorm, violent, local atmospheric disturbance accompanied by lightning, thunder, and heavy rain, often by strong gusts of wind, and sometimes by hail. Monday sparked at least seven small wildfires, including a blaze that blackened black·en v. black·ened, black·en·ing, black·ens v.tr. 1. To make black. 2. To sully or defame: a scandal that blackened the mayor's name. 3. 15 acres at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is a California wildlife reserve located in the rural westside of the Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County. Constitutionally, it is a state park. Its namesake is the state flower, the California Poppy. . The fire broke out about 2 p.m. on the reserve's northeast section but resulted in no damage to any buildings or vehicles, and will cause no harm to future poppy crops, park officials said. ``We like the idea of fire burning weeds away,'' said Mary Lou MacKenzie, a state park interpretive specialist. ``It's a natural phenomenon to have lightning fires to burn weeds and grass away. It helps the poppy. It enhances the poppy bloom.'' About 6,500 homes and businesses in parts of Palmdale, Littlerock, 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 Hi Vista on the east side of 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 lost power for up to two hours after lightning struck three of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Edison's substations, said spokeswoman Denise Henderson. ``Some of our facilities were hit by lighting,'' Henderson said. ``Most of the problems we experienced were on the east side of the valley.'' All power had been restored by early evening, she said. The other fires, ranging in size of a half-acre to an acre, were located at 65th Street West and Avenue M, 110th Street West and Avenue F, 70th Street West and Avenue E, 100th Street West and Avenue A, 120th Street West and Avenue D, and 25th Street West and Avenue O, firefighter Dave Crall said. Crall said the poppy reserve fire was knocked down about 3:25 p.m. A total of 250 firefighters were dispatched to battle the Antelope Valley fires, Crall said. ``We're attributing the fires to lightning,'' Crall said. He said there were no injuries or damage reported. National Weather Service meteorologist Dedric Walker said showers and 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. were moving to the north through the Antelope Valley on Monday. They were the result of moisture from the Pacific Ocean and north Mexico moving around a high-pressure center in the Four Corners area - the point where Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado touch. ``It was raining in spots, and there was lots of lightning,'' MacKenzie said. Walker said today's forecast should be mostly sunny, becoming partly cloudy by afternoon, with temperatures reaching highs between 105 to 114 degrees. |
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