Rain, hail and lightning prompt flood advisories, force beach closures across SoCal
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Scattered showers and lightning strikes swept across Southern California Tuesday afternoon, forcing the closure of multiple beaches and putting much of Los Angeles County under a flood advisory.
Tropical moisture that moved across the area is one source of the rainfall. Although we saw warm temperatures earlier in the week, a mix of the tropical moisture and warm temps led to Tuesday's storms.
Lightning strikes and heavy rain led to multiple warnings across the southland, including a severe thunderstorm warning and a flash flood warning that have since expired.
However, the flash flood warning issued for much of the Inland Empire expired Tuesday after 7 p.m. A flash flood advisory expired Tuesday at 7 p.m. for Los Angeles and Ventura.
One frightening moment of the turbulent weather was caught on camera by a family in Huntington Beach.
No one was hurt when a lightning bolt struck a palm tree in their neighborhood. Everyone ran for cover right after.
Thunderstorm clouds brought heavy downpours, strong winds and hail to the region.
Beach communities also saw strong storm cells, forcing the temporary closure of beaches in Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Seal Beach and Long Beach due to lightning in the area.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing rain, hail and lightning in multiple parts of the southland.
The storm is expected to taper off Wednesday into Thursday morning. Temperatures will begin to rise by the weekend.
