A large dose of monsoonal moisture mixed with an unstable atmosphere yesterday sparking dry lightning and a seige of wildfires. Kern County bore the brunt of fires yesterday. Several large fires are burning near Arvin, Tehachapi and Brekenridge.
Other grass fires sprang up as the storm made dangerous cloud to ground lightning, striking western Kern County south of Highway 166, along the Temblors in the Los Padres National Forest. Lightning coordination is still in place for today as more storms are predicted. Several type 1 incident management teams have been activated. However after the storms leave the concern is for warmer temperatures that may lead to large scale fires.
Above Santa Barbara a wildfire on Figueroa Mountain and another fire on Hurricane Deck above Lake Cachuma are still concerns for firefighters.
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