Southern California's first lightning strike death in years was reported Wednesday as thunderstorms continued rattling across the region. The storms come as an area of low pressure off the coast funneled monsoonal moisture into the region.
Southern California Edison reported power outages affecting more than 27,000 customers, mostly in Los Angeles County.
Cloud formations move over Elysian Park overlooking the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Even though the rain doesn't make it to the ground, flashes of lightning streak from the clouds to the ground. This lightning can start fires in dry woods with no rain to extinguish or slow the blazes.The largest wildfire in California history, the August Complex Fire, burned more than 1 million acres after it ignited due to lightning in August 2020. That blaze destroyed more than 900 structures across seven counties and left 1 dead.
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