A rain gutter overflows at a western Goleta house Wednesday evening as a narrow band of thunderstorms hammered the area. (Tom Bolton / Noozhawk photo) 
Lightning struck a palm tree on Mathilda Drive in Ellwood on Wednesday, sending sparkings showering toward nearby apartment buildings. (Zack Warburg / Noozhawk) 
Even with Wednesday’s thunderstorms in western Goleta, Sandpiper Golf Club managed to work in another beautiful sunset. (Bill Gadsby) 
While thunderstorms were pounding western Goleta, the view from Montecito, 20 miles to the east, was one of a brilliant sunset and ominous clouds. (Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk via iPhone)
William M. Macfadyen, Noozhawk Publisher
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