All thunderstorms contain lightning. Thunderstorms may occur singly, in clusters, or in lines. Thus, it is possible for several thunderstorms to affect one location in the course of a few hours.

A plume of moisture left over from the remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto brought thunder, lightning and some light rain throughout the Central Valley and north to the Central Coast on Monday.

By analyzing and combining the collected data points, the research team was able to develop parameters for predicting lightning from thunderstorm cells approaching the airport. The results showed ...