Lightning Storms of June 28-29
Vaisala Lightning Explorer [here] has been registering significant lightning strikes this afternoon along the Oregon-California border. This evening more lightning stuck in the Oregon Cascades. As I type in the early hours of Sunday morning, lightning is flashing to the south in Lane County and moving this direction (Linn Co., OR). Vaisala indicates that the electric storm extends to at least Bend on the eastside of the Cascades.
It is dry lightning, without or with very little rain.
Tomorrow and over the next few days expect numerous fires to be reported in Oregon.
The last dry lightning storm (a week ago) ignited over 1300 fires in California and began what will prove to be the worst fire season in that state’s history.
Update 5:00 PM Sunday. Vaisala indicates significant lightning in the Northern Sierras and Northern Oregon Cascades within the last 0 to 40 minutes.
A link to the Vaisala Lightning Explorer may be found in the righthand sidebar under Fire Links.