LIGHTNING

Corey Perry scored in double overtime to lift the Stars to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, and keep Dallas’ season alive, Saturday night.

Firefighters in the Bay Area received some positive news Monday morning when the National Weather Service canceled a regionwide Red Flag Warning early.

Meteorologist Kari Hall has an update on air quality and warm temps after possible lightning passes through the region in the Microclimate Forecast.

Meteorologist Kari Hall has an update on the chance of lightning and air quality in the Microclimate Forecast.

A surge in moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Genevieve will move into the Bay Area by Sunday morning. There will be the chance of isolated storms and lightning as this humidity rides up and over the dry air in place near the surface.

The Hoover Tower at Stanford — one of the Bay Area landmarks — was struck by lightning, prompting chunks of concrete to fall to the ground.

The Hoover Tower at Stanford — one of the Bay Area landmarks — was struck by lightning, prompting chunks of concrete to fall to the ground.

Our recent lightning storm has left a lasting impression on the Bay Area and the rest of California with more than 350 new lightning sparked fires from nearly 7,000 lightning strikes near the coast and inland on Sunday.

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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.

San Francisco’s skies were illuminated by lightning over the weekend.

This is what San Jose looked like during the storm over the weekend.

Several lightning strikes could be seen over the Peninsula and San Francisco early Monday as a second series of storms entered the Bay Area. Cierra Johnson reports.

A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that sparked several small blazes in Northern California on Sunday and stoked a huge forest fire that has forced hundreds of people from their homes north of Los Angeles.

Lightning illuminates the Bay Bridge in San Francisco Sunday night.

Lightning lights up the sky in Santa Rosa.

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

Lightning was spotted near SFO Saturday night and Sunday morning.

NBC Bay Area meteorologist Vianey Arana explains how lightning forms and why it struck the Bay Area over the weekend.