It’s a rare sight for thunder and lighting to rock the Bay Area. As the skies sparked Saturday night and through Sunday morning, it’s not a surprise that many of you got out your phones and cameras to capture the spectacle.
We’ve collected some submissions from KQED listeners, readers, and staff, as well as some great shots from around the Bay Area social media-sphere.
Enjoy the odd weather while you can: San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose are expected to get sunny by Sunday afternoon, though there is still a chance of thunderstorms Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service.
Here are some of your photos and videos from around the Bay Area:
â Stephanie Jones (@slolee) August 16, 2020
6am in San Francisco! pic.twitter.com/GGIwzfCIcn
â Shannon Dee (@_shannondee_) August 16, 2020
â CindyWeil (@cindyweilsf) August 16, 2020
Spectacular skies over #FremontCA early this morning. Thanks to Officer Stone for the incredible photos. #BayAreaweather #Lightning pic.twitter.com/OzXIA6J1U7
— Fremont Police Department (@FremontPD) August 16, 2020
From Tiburon. Crazy winds!!! pic.twitter.com/nmLnZG50pP
â E. King (@18or262) August 16, 2020
in San Leandro. pic.twitter.com/3xqeXEd88E
â A Cool Slut ð (@bigtitenergy) August 16, 2020
Taken on top of Twin Peaks at about 7:30am during bike ride…storm as it passed over East Bay https://t.co/dNeK6xZ1yk
â amnesiac ð©ð° ð¸ð´ (@gkkd) August 16, 2020
very loud thunder this morning! Woke me up pic.twitter.com/zzVNcq2CL0
â molly mermin (@mollymermaids) August 16, 2020
3:42 am Woken up by dry lightning, thunder, high winds. Sent up a for no fire strikes anywhere. Thankfully, rain. #bayareaweather #RedFlagWarning @NWSBayAreaâ© â¦@KQEDnewsâ© pic.twitter.com/gcXbCV1kgg
— Polly Stryker (@hamrashaar) August 16, 2020
View from Berkeley pic.twitter.com/13h1nt4jNe
â Ariel Nava Photo (@arielnavaphoto) August 16, 2020
Beyond excited to have captured some good pics of the INCREDIBLE #BayArea lightning storm early this morning! Hey @KCBSRadio @abc7newsbayarea @KTVU @mercnews @FitzTheReporter: feel free to share if you like, just make sure to include my name & twitter handle ð#BayAreaweather pic.twitter.com/wAGadNdTDj
â Huxley Dunsany (@Huxley_D) August 16, 2020
And a special shoutout to Joe Vazquez from KPIX with this stunning shot:
Lightning strikes twice over the San Francisco Bay at sunrise. #thunderstorm #storm #Lightning pic.twitter.com/miDWFcmLy7
â Joe Vazquez (@joenewsman) August 16, 2020
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