Lightning Striking In Pacific As Thunderstorms Near Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - A new band of low pressure will bring more moisture to the Bay Area overnight, and ramp up the likelihood that we'll see thunderstorms over the next 24 hours.
A "core" of the area of low pressure is swirling in the Pacific Ocean. It looks like the "head" of a giant comma mark, sat about 200 miles off shore Tuesday morning. Our readings indicate dozens of strikes in the Pacific this morning. As that low moves closer to the coast, we have greater potential of thunderstorms along the coast into Tuesday evening.
The best chance of thunder over land is morning as the low pressure system scrapes across the Bay Area and the air mass is unstable.
The Bay Area rain is not expected to end anytime soon, we could see periods of heavy rain Tuesday night with ponding on some roadways and stronger wind across much of the region. Rainfall totals for much of the region will be well above an inch, and it could be the wettest day in San Francisco in five years.
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