FILE: Rain clouds and hail approach from the north as seen from Bernal Heights Hill in San Francisco, Monday, March 7, 2016. Similar storm conditions this week brought lightning, hail and possible black ice across the Bay Area, according to forecasters. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Thunder, lightning and hail were reported around the Bay Area during the latest storm that hit the region Tuesday, and snow could fall at higher elevations overnight, National Weather Service forecasters said.

By mid-morning Tuesday, there had already been roughly 500 lightning strikes in the region as well as pea-sized hail and wind gusts as high as 60 mph at higher elevations, according to the weather service.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.