Firefighters in Stanislaus and Calaveras counties are responding to multiple vegetation fires on Tuesday following a series of lightning strikes.

According to the Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, the 2-2 Fire was first reported shortly after 6 a.m. near Highway 4 and Dunton Road, west of the town of Copperopolis in Calaveras County. The fire has burned more than 1,300 acres with zero containment, according to Cal Fire .

Crews were also battling a fire dubbed the 2-3 Fire , which was first reported around 7:20 a.m. near O'Byrnes Ferry Road and Copper Cove Court southeast of Copperopolis. The fire has burned at least 30 acres with no containment reported.

The fires started as thunderstorms rolled through much of the Central Valley and the Bay Area . In an update posted around 11:

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