Some people from Carmel Valley to Santa Cruz started Wednesday with natural pyrotechnics.
The remnants of a tropical storm system moved north and caused dry lightning-and-thunder over much of Northern California.
"We got a couple calls from Carmel Valley and Santa Cruz," said National Weather Service meteorologist Steve Anderson. Others reported lightning activity in the Prunedale area.
The heaviest activity was about 5:30 a.m.
State fire officials said they put on more firefighters as lightning and wind activity touched off more than a dozen fires in the Sierras and northeastern California.
There were four fires reported in connection with lightning strikes near Mount Hamilton in the Diablo Range east of San Jose, Anderson said.
A Cal Fire dispatcher said there were no reports of lightning fires in Monterey County. Local resources were sent early Wednesday to the Santa Nella and Santa Clara County areas to help with lightning strikes.
Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott said much of the state already was tinder-dry and the fire danger has increased with the lightning storm system.
Anderson said a "few scattered cells" would move through the Monterey Bay area late Wednesday, but the seasonal weather pattern should be back to routine Thursday ? morning clouds, sunny afternoons and overnight fog.
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