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Firefighters responded to the 2300 block of Snow Avenue in Oxnard Friday morning after neighbors saw a bolt of lightning strike the home, sparking a fire.

Photo by Johnny Corona, Special to The Star

Firefighters responded to the 2300 block of Snow Avenue in Oxnard Friday morning after neighbors saw a bolt of lightning strike the home, sparking a fire.

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  • Firefighters responded to the 2300 block of Snow Avenue in Oxnard Friday morning after neighbors saw a bolt of lightning strike the home, sparking a fire.
  • Rain coats Highway 101 near Central Avenue in Camarillo Friday as a storm moves into the area.
  • A lightning strike caused a tree to go down in the parking lot of an office building near the Ventura County Government Center, breaking a window as it fell. No one was injured.
  • A farm worker walks through a muddy road along Central Avenue near Camarillo Friday as rain fills a nearby drainage ditch.
  • Rainwater fills a drainage ditch along Central Avenue near Camarillo Friday morning.
  • Moorpark College student Gus Jimenez of Simi Valley braves Friday's stormy weather as rain soaked Ventura County.
  • Workers clear the debris after a lightning strike caused a tree to go down in the parking lot of an office building near the Ventura County Government Center. No one was injured.
  • Workers clear the debris after a lightning strike caused a tree to go down in the parking lot of an office building near the Ventura County Government Center. No one was injured.
  • Workers clear the debris after a lightning strike caused a tree to go down in the parking lot of an office building near the Ventura County Government Center. No one was injured.
  • Firefighters responded to the 2300 block of Snow Avenue in Oxnard Friday morning after neighbors saw a bolt of lightning strike the home, sparking a fire.
  • A bicyclist crosses Los Angeles Street during heavy rainfall Friday in Simi Valley.
  • A van drives through a large puddle getting on to Highway 118 Friday in Simi Valley.
  • Fire consumes the garage of a home in the 2300 block of Snow Avenue in Oxnard Friday morning after neighbors saw a bolt of lightning strike the home, sparking a fire.
  • Fire consumes the garage of a home in the 2300 block of Snow Avenue in Oxnard Friday morning after neighbors saw a bolt of lightning strike the home, sparking a fire.
  • Umbrellas come in handy as people cross Tierra Rejada Road on Friday afternoon in Moorpark.
  • Fire consumes the garage of a home in the 2300 block of Snow Avenue in Oxnard on Friday after neighbors saw a bolt of lightning strike the home.
  • A bicyclist crosses Los Angeles Avenue in Simi Valley as a cold storm hits the Ventura County area.
  • A woman uses an umbrella in heavy rain and runs to the Vons store Friday afternoon in Camarillo.
  • Gus Jimenez of Simi Valley braves the stormy weather.
  • A notebook and umbrellas protect people from heavy rain at the Ventura County Government Center on Friday morning.
  • Heavy rain and poor visibility slow traffic Friday afternoon on Highway 23 in Thousand Oaks.

A strong late-season storm brought a rare thunder-and-lightning show Friday to Ventura County, dumping hail, snow and heavy rain on various areas and apparently starting a fire in Oxnard.

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