An unseasonable series of thunderstorms was sweeping across Southern California on Tuesday, bringing with them the potential for fire-starting lightning strikes in areas with limited rainfall.In the Los Angeles area,

A low pressure system that brushed past the Bay Area is now headed toward Southern California, bringing threats of thunder, dry lightning and fire. The National Weather Service projects showers and thunderstorms will scatter across the mountains and deserts,

Scattered showers, thunderstorms, and lightning strikes hit much of Southern California on Tuesday evening.