Lightning forced the closure of some beaches Wednesday in Los Angeles County.
"We had this long stretch of very hot, dry weather, and now we're seeing changes in the form of showers and thunderstorms, and a cool-off," said NBC4 forecaster Belen De Leon.
Rain fell on many parts of the region overnight, with thunder and lightning also waking some residents in the early morning hours. Lightning was spotted off the South Bay coast Wednesday morning, prompting Los Angeles County lifeguards to close the beaches and usher swimmers out of the water from San Pedro to Hermosa Beach.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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