Earthquakes, potential resurgence of the cold war, and now….

Lightning?

According to the LA Times on Friday August 15, 2008:

More than 500 lightning strikes were recorded overnight in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, according to the National Weather Service.

“That’s pretty impressive for this part of the country,” said Ryan Kittell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

Check out the video here:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lightning16-2008aug16,0,7837905.story