In August 2020, there was a large, rare storm in California. It produced a lot of lightening, but very little actual rain. It produced 10,000 lightening strikes

In August 2020, there was a large, rare storm in California. It produced a lot of lightening, but very little actual rain. It produced 10,000 lightening strikes, with no rain to suppress the fires that resulted. This storm transpired across the entire North-western region of the state, starting a half dozen 'complex' fires[0]. Complexes are multiple fires that join together to form one large fire. Any single one of these was devastating. Taken together, it's mind blowing. I remember waking at about 4:00 AM on that Sunday (August 19th). Thunder woke me, and there was plenty of lightening. I dozed and each thunderclap woke me again. I kept waiting for the downpour to start, but it didn't. After about an hour of this, I remember thinking that fires must be starting somewhere. It wasn't long before I could smell smoke. [0]https://twitter.com/ai6yrham/status/1296115884600115200 https://twitter.com/ai6yrham/status/1296115884600115200