A low pressure system brought a spectacular lightning storm off the San Francisco Bay area yesterday. It is slowly moving northward. Yesterday morning Craig Tooley took this photo at The Sea Ranch.

Craig entitled this photo "Morning Thunder." We hope the storm will stay offshore as dry lightning is never good news for California. Our rains usually begin in late October and until then we worry about the fire danger.

Nevertheless, the low pressure system is giving us beautiful clouds and cool temperatures.

Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Craig's photos, here's his website: www.ruffimage.com