It's weird enough that we're getting a thunderstorm tonight, but this was one with an unusually high number of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. Also, meteorologists are saying that more thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday, so your freaked out pets shall continue the freaking out.
We've discussed before why thunderstorms are relatively rare for San Francisco, but it's been a weird year! This storm came with pea-sized hail, and as SFGate reports, via the National Weather Service, the Bay Area saw over 1200 lightning strikes between noon and late evening, at which point the thunder was calming down in SF.
The Giants' game against the Dodgers was delayed because of the storm, and there were some dramatic shots of lightning over AT&T Park.
Also, obviously, Twitter was ablaze with video and photos of the lightning, some of which you can see below. Have a great shot? Send it to us at [email protected].
UPDATE: Start of #SFGiants vs #Dodgers delayed by weather -- Stay tuned to NBC Sports Bay Area for the latest: https://t.co/9KWT8Ly6cd pic.twitter.com/53e0Obfy4P
— NBCSAuthentic (@NBCSAuthentic) September 12, 2017
@nbcbayarea lightning near Sutro Tower pic.twitter.com/7WbVdzSWEz
— steven ashburner (@ashburner26) September 12, 2017
@CBSSF @KPIX5Weather @sfchronicle @ktvuweather @KTVU @KNTV @KBCWtv @KQEDnews @kron4news @nbcbayarea @SFGate Lighting near Sutro Tower! pic.twitter.com/4Fhi00Xwi2
— KEITH GRIEGO (@DJ_DESIGN) September 12, 2017
@nbcbayarea lightning near Sutro Tower pic.twitter.com/7WbVdzSWEz
— steven ashburner (@ashburner26) September 12, 2017
Captured this ⚡️ in San Mateo using my iPhone 6S. pic.twitter.com/eT4HQQnhWF
— Jefferson Sweaters (@RealNameJeff) September 12, 2017
Lightning in slo mo near SFO. @nbcbayarea Must see nature reality TV! @nbcbayarea pic.twitter.com/7j4gHn9BOM
— TerryMcSweeney (@TerryMcSweeney) September 12, 2017
Thunder and lightning outside the @kron4news studio #bayareaweirdweather pic.twitter.com/nlOztorKsM
— Justine Waldman (@JustineWaldman) September 12, 2017
The start of #SFGiants & #Dodgers will be delayed pic.twitter.com/8zKDqEpyVS
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 12, 2017
⚡️ San Francisco right now #lightning. Took over 4000 photos to get these lucky snaps. @nbcbayarea @SFGate @sfchronicle @kron4news pic.twitter.com/SUA1CwrDDx
— David Jones (@d_jones) September 12, 2017
Multiple lightning strikes observed around the San Francisco Peninsula and East Bay#cawx pic.twitter.com/sjI3zQHfnc
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) September 12, 2017
Weather is 'calming down' in #SanFrancisco as of 7pm with no new storms to south & east. More t'storms possible TUE. PM... @CBSSF pic.twitter.com/2oaYtIjZr6
— Paul Deanno (@PaulDeannoKPIX) September 12, 2017
This post has been updated throughout.