National Weather Service issues red flag warning for several parts of California
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James Brogan, a Modoc National Forest fuels technician, ignites a prescribed burn on May 11, 2021. The forest is one of several parts of California under a red flag warning for extreme fire danger.Max Whittaker/New York Times
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning Thursday signaling the arrival of strong, gusting winds and the potential for dry lightning in the eastern Sierra Nevada and portions of northern California on Friday.
The warning covers a broad area east of the Sierra that stretches from Inyo County in California, to Nevada, Utah and western Colorado. In northern California, portions of Modoc, Lassen and Siskiyou counties containing Modoc National Forest are also expected to see worryingly strong winds, meteorologists said.
Chance of thunderstorms enters California forecast
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There s a slight chance of lightning across Northern California this weekend. CochiseVista/Getty Images/iStockphoto
A spring storm dropping down from the Pacific Northwest will sweep Northern California Friday through Sunday, bringing a chance for scattered thunderstorms and isolated downpours, according to the National Weather Service.
The storm will first arrive in the far reaches of Northern California on Friday when there s a 15% to 20% chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening including in Trinity, Modoc and Siskiyou counties.
The storm will slowly spread to the south, and on Saturday there will be the highest likelihood for lightning activity with this storm along the crest of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges, from Mount Shasta to Yosemite, where the chance of thunderstorms stands at 20% to 30%. The probability is lower on Sunday.