Summer Thunderstorms In The North State...

TDawg · Post by **TDawg** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:39 am

After seeing all the posts regarding Trinity Lake I just wanted to remind everyone about summer thunderstorms up here in the North State. I am sitting here right now watching the thunder and lightning as it passes over Redding. Thank God I am not on the lake right now!

We do get quite a few frequent thunder and lightning storms up here during the summer months. They often come in very fast and with little warning. If you hear thunder and are on the water, get off fast! I have been on Shasta and seen what lightning can do to a tree, its not pretty

Stay safe out there this summer and enjoy Shasta and Trinity Lakes.

Good fishing,

TDawg

snapitoff2002 · Post by **snapitoff2002** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:54 am

Hell, I'm headed out there right now! It looks perfect! Cody Meyer, where are ya?

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:37 pm

Thunder, lightining, rain, wind right now at Don Pedro !

Cooch · Post by **Cooch** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 3:06 pm

We watched a big oleTexas like Thunder bumper today come out of the south/west around 1:00pm, cool lil lightening storm, thank God it was 30 miles to the south!!!!!!!!!!! Brought a welcomed breeze and much needed cloud cover ta spur on the afternoon bite!

biteme · Post by **biteme** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 5:02 pm

Just got back from berry. We had HOT temps, Rain and lightining.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:10 pm

1/2 dozen fires out here in the motherlode area from the strikes .........

Slippy · Post by **Slippy** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:31 pm

whike driving through Morgan Hill this afternoon we go thit by the thunder on lightning.

Iafrate94505 · Post by **Iafrate94505** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:32 pm

Slippy wrote:whike driving through Morgan Hill this afternoon we go thit by the thunder on lightning.

you got hit by thunder ?

mjr · Post by **mjr** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:46 pm

http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/in ... ent_id=277

Dan McKenzie · Post by **Dan McKenzie** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:17 pm

saw it all at new hogan today, 100+ degrees, lightning, thunder and rain, and then came the wind.

Cooch · Post by **Cooch** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:52 am

Got up this morning and can see coming from the north a doosy of a smoke trail pouring down the western horizon. This one looks like trouble! Our fire season is in full swing now, be carefull out there folks!

scott h · Post by **scott h** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:38 am

I was on jenkinson yesterday and it was awesome, the smallmouth just turned on and we whacked em! after the t-head passed it was flat calm and bout 78 degrees, I love the mountains in the summer!!! We had two t-storms one after another then over cast and beautiful!

Stratos278 · Post by **Stratos278** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:49 pm

Cooch wrote:Got up this morning and can see coming from the north a doosy of a smoke trail pouring down the western horizon. This one looks like trouble! Our fire season is in full swing now, be carefull out there folks!

That's probably the one I saw yesterday coming back from Berryessa...Twin Sisters/Wild Horse Road area, burning towards Wooden Valley/Suisun Valley Road... last report, 3000 acres, 10% contained.

PLEASE folks, be careful of your smokes, campfires, BBQ's, etc...it's tinder dry out there

MIKE TREMONT · Post by **MIKE TREMONT** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:00 pm

Was up in the Lime Saddle yesterday afternoon. I wish I would of snapped a pic of the thunder head that formed. Thought I was back in Kentucky.
The fish did turn on for a bit, but we get the heck out of there. A little to close to the light show for me. Hit a little hail on the way out. A couple forehead shots and one right in the eye

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Norv · Post by **Norv** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:41 pm

I was at Oroville with some fellow club members and watched the lightning all day. Then when we pulled out it rained a little bit.

It was fun watching it in the distance, but when it got closer it was time to get off the lake!!!