Southern California’s oppressive, record-breaking heat wave is awful enough on its own. But residents across swaths of the Southland now face a compounding threat: the massive Line fire in San Bernardino County, which is burning so hot that it has produced its own thunderstorms.
That’s creating even more risks for communities in and near the San Bernardino Mountains as regional officials warn of hazardous smoke, lightning strikes, hail, strong winds and potential flash floods.
“Los Angeles County and surrounding areas are under a red flag warning as temperatures are expected to reach more than 100 degrees in some parts,” my colleagues Teresa Watanabe and Colleen Shalby reported Sunday. “The combination of high heat and humidity will bring a chance of thunderstorms across the mountains of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, and the Antelope and San Gabriel valleys.”
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