Video: Lightning Strikes Illuminate Bay Area Skies

Lightning illuminated the sky across the Bay Area Saturday night and Sunday morning. This, along with wind gusts sparked several fires and power outages across the region.

Below you can find images of how the lightning looked across counties.

Check it out: #Lightning on the go this morning in San Jose: pic.twitter.com/nqXyVjEKIf
— scott budman (@scottbudman) August 16, 2020

Lightning lights up the sky in Santa Rosa.

Checkout this storm time-lapse overlooking downtown #SanJose Did it wake you up this morning? #BayArea #SevereWeather @nbcbayarea 🌩 pic.twitter.com/3jWhzNuIQg
— Vianey Arana (@NBCVianeyArana) August 16, 2020

#SundayFunday #Lightningstrikes #BayArea - started 3am around - see more on @nbcbayarea at 7am @NBCBayWeather #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/GmTEvkET6c
— Damon LaRose (@NBCdamon) August 16, 2020

Lightning was spotted near SFO Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Lightning strikes in the South Bay 🌩 pic.twitter.com/JQuY12o9iH
— Brendan Weber (@BrendanNWeber) August 16, 2020

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Firefighters Continue Battling Storm-Related Fires Around the Bay Area

Lightning and roaring thunder in San Jose. (Sound on) pic.twitter.com/ruqmi0ZS8L
— Stephen Ellison (@sj_ellison) August 16, 2020

Lightning illuminates the Bay Bridge in San Francisco Sunday night.

Rare lightning captured by Officer Ciucci this morning. pic.twitter.com/g5NUkDmwlz
— Daly City Police (@DalyCityPD) August 16, 2020

An NBC Bay Area viewer shared video of lightning spotted near the Hayward Airport.

Lightning this morning at the ConFire training tower in Concord. We responded to several fires ignited by lightning, pre-positioned crews on-duty last night and additional staffing retained, EOC/DOC activated. pic.twitter.com/mcSaFMmSI4
— Con Fire PIO (@ContraCostaFire) August 16, 2020