Scattered thunderstorms continue to bring threat of flash flooding, no reports of injury after 1000 lightning strikes Monday

RIVERSIDE - Scattered afternoon and early evening thunderstorms are expected in the Coachella Valley and mountain areas of Riverside County for the second consecutive day today, posing a threat of flash flooding.

According to the National Weather Service, summer thunderheads full of subtropical moisture out of Mexico generated about 1,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes Monday afternoon. The flashing bolts and thunderclaps were accompanied by heavy showers that submerged several stretches of roadway, but there were no reports of injury, fire or property damage, NWS meteorologist James Thomas...