An intense weather system moved through parts of the Bay Area Sunday bringing hail, thunder, lightning, snow, and even a funnel cloud, marking one of the weirder June storms in recent memory.

Twitterers in Napa and Sonoma noted the hail coming down between 5 and 6 p.m. Sunday, and quickly there were also reports of snow making a return appearance in the higher elevations of the Sierras.

ABC 7 reports that at least nine lightning strikes were recorded in a 15-minute period, many of them between Novato and Davis.

KCRA reports that a funnel cloud was spotted just taking shape over Lincoln, California around 3:40 p.m.



Snowbrains has a photo tour of the snow in the Tahoe area yesterday evening. As the National Weather Service Reno bureau reports, snowfall totals were around one to two inches, but Incline Village, NV saw six inches.

They add that this isn't totally unusual. "Measurable snow falls at Tahoe City, CA (6200′) about every 5-10 years, often following active winters like the historic 2016/2017 season," says the NWS.