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At 8:05am this morning the National Weather Service Los Angeles/ Oxnard notified the LA County Lifeguards of possible thunderstorms along the coast. Due to the risk of lightning strikes, lifeguards immediately began patrolling all LA County Beaches making notifications to clear both the beach and the near shore waters.
As the storm moved through, dozens of lightning strikes were witnessed by our lifeguards well offshore. There were no reports of any lightning strikes on any LA County Beaches.
We are in communications with the NWS and will continue to warn the public of the risks of lightning strikes as the storm moves through.
There are no *Beach Closures* at this time (11AM) as the storm has passed through.
We would like to remind the public to be SAFE during thunderstorms!
- When Thunder Roars….Go INDOORS!
NOAA Lightning Safety Messages: HERE
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