From the Chron this morning…
The thunderstorm that blew through the Bay Area Thursday night was one for the books – it shattered rainfall records in four cities and produced more lightning strikes than any storm in years. The National Weather Service counted 750 lightning strikes across the Bay Area between 8 p.m. and midnight, said Chris Stumpf, a forecaster…
Bolts hit the tower of the new Bay Bridge and the cranes at the Port of Oakland, as well as an airplane that had just taken off from San Francisco International Airport. The plane turned back without incident. Full article
The joint was certainly jumping…have a look…
- Time-lapse of Bay Bridge lightning strikes (Daily Mail/Phil McGrew)
- Lightning above Golden Gate Bridge (Chris Blaine)
- ABC 7 slideshow
- Flickr photos
- KTVU photo
ABC 7 has raw video…