1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:28 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous lightning strikes in the vicinity of Inyokern and Ridgecrest. A pole fire resulted as early as 1430 PST from a lightning strike with another report as late as 1510 PST in Ridgecrest.
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