Hours of Lightning Flashes Amaze Los Angeles Residents

Lightning flashed across Los Angeles, California, for hours on June 22-23. Local news reported more than 4,900 strikes around Los Angeles County during the rare early-summer storm.

This footage of lightning was filmed by Twitter user @iamsikora, who said he “woke up to thunder and lightning.”

The National Weather Service said there was a chance of thunderstorms through Thursday evening. Credit: Iamsikora via Storyful

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