Hang in there, California: wild fires

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

The extreme weather passed through San Rafael at 3:00 to 4:00 in the morning. Many flashes of lightning and some rain.

What makes it dangerous here is the high level of dry vegetation and very low occurrence of thunderstorms. It's still wet but not really raining now.

Just heard a thunderclap so I guess it's still around. Not much rain. Not enough to make puddles.

It passed over you to blast over my house at 0400 and more on the way- I suspect there was sufficient moisture to dampen some of the bone-dry potential for a fire:

<Both Golden Gate and Bay Bridges lit up!