The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/09/28/video-lightning-strikes-bay-area-hundreds-of-times-also-rain-expected-monday-wednesday/Over 5,000 lightning strikes were detected throughout California Wednesday, with 985 located in the Bay Area and Central Coast. Plus, two storms are forecasted for Monday and Wednesday, with an inch of rain expected in the North Bay and half an inch in SF. As SFGate reports, a storm system originating in the subtropics is due to arrive in the Bay Area early Monday, while a second storm is expected to hit early Wednesday. National Weather Service (NWS)  meteorologist Nicole Sarment told SFGate that both storms are coming from the Gulf of Alaska and will be centered over the North Bay, which is expected to receive an inch of rain by the e

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