Lightning Cell Strikes the North Coast
National Weather Service, approximately 30 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes were detected in Del Norte and Humboldt overnight.
According to the Starting around 5:20 a.m., according to Bonnie Mullaney, who is staying in the area, lightning began flashing in the sky around Trinidad. As of 6:13 a.m., she said, “It’s not letting up.”
Latest Lightning Strikes map shows there have been multiple strikes in the area between McKinleyville and Orick.
The National Weather Service would like to know “if you’ve seen any hail early this morning.”
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I was hoping that was lightening and not an ICBM overflying.
No kidding!
Thats the first thing we thought. What a shitty feeling!
It was happening here in valleywest at 3:40 a.m. So loud and close at one point myself and my neighbor thought we had an explosion.
I HEARD IT!!! IT WAS SOOOO LOUD!!! WOW!!!
I’M ON VALLEY WEST TOO..
I was up in the wee hours in Dows Prairie and it was putting on quite a show
Lightning due west of Myrtle Town, over Old town or further at 0545 today. Thunder heard from the same location at around 0615
We hear thunder!!Be careful out there
4:00 in Arcata. Must have struck right near my house because it sounded like a bomb or explosion and shook the house. Pup’s been upset ever since. Haven’t had a good one like that for a while.
My dog crawled under the covers before 5 am
here in Trinidad lots of lightening & rolling thunder!
Yes. A short burst of large, splatty rain drops followed by thunder. Kneeland.
lots-o-thunder west and ON loleta now @ 9:35am.
Didnt hear or see any of it in Eureka.
>”Didnt hear or see any of it in Eureka.”
My dogs did tho…
Heard thru grapevine: fire in kettenpom…? Anyone confirm this??
500 acre fire between there and Ruth…called Dutchman fire, part of the Ruth Complex fire now..
>”Heard thru grapevine: fire in kettenpom…? Anyone confirm this??”
Well, the is a fire northeast of Kettenpom. Couple days old.
Haven’t heard about any fires from last night though.