The weather channel posted a thunderstorm for my area last night. I paid no attention to their report as they're usually wrong:(
This was the wrong time to doubt them:mad:. The storm came in from the west along the bay and headed towards the sea with a vengence. These violent, billowing, black clouds came first marching down to the sea and then the lightning bolts arrived. They wreaked havoc over the bay with sheet lightning and then earth to sky lightning. Then the torrential rains arrived.
The lightning then marched up to the sea spreading its forks all around, making lots of noise with its thunder.
I cannot express how magnificent this show was. It lasted for 4 hours. We lost power to home and internet access.
When the storm subsided a bit, I threw on me wellies, hopped into my car and drove to the beach to see the lightning across the sea. I couldn't help myself. The 2nd storm approached more quickly, and I stayed in my car.
What a treat...sorry that I didn't have any popcorn;)
Ducky's coming home today, and I'm so glad that she didn't come home yesterday. She wouldn't have landed in Philly, Neward or NY for sure.
Here's what the lightning looked like. These are not my pics though.
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Kathy Ellen
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wow!
and you enjoyed this?
I would have been under the bed!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
and you enjoyed this?
I would have been under the bed!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
Life is just to short for drama.
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If it looked like that, I would have been in awe!!! I love a good thunderstorm. Must be just magnificent over the ocean with the reflection off the water. Just beautiful KE.
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Wow! Those are stunning pictures Kathy. I wish I'd been there. I love lightning storms. 
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amazing Kathy... wow what a show it must have been:-6:-6I love storms:D
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Early fireworks! 
Awesome, Kathy.........thanks for sharing.
When a lightening bolt hits something close to home............like it did last week at the telephone across the road from us.............it's quite scary.
Awesome, Kathy.........thanks for sharing.
When a lightening bolt hits something close to home............like it did last week at the telephone across the road from us.............it's quite scary.
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Very cool, Kathy. Those massive thunderstorms still amaze me, I love watching them.
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fantasstic pics kathy :-6:-6:-6
did you know that it is not the rubber on your tires that insulates you from the lightning but the metal on the car body .... as long as you dont touch it that is
i watched it on tv the other day
did you know that it is not the rubber on your tires that insulates you from the lightning but the metal on the car body .... as long as you dont touch it that is
i watched it on tv the other day
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People hit by lightning suffer both extreme heat and damaging electricity from the bolt. Direct hits are not the only danger however. In open terrain, nearby strikes also can electrocute. But it is possible to survive. (Check struckbylightning.org for statistics and tips.)
The best way to avoid lightning is to take shelter. But sometimes we're caught in open terrain by sudden lightning, with no safe haven in sight. Most of us are tempted to hit the dirt. Of course, being a tall target is bad, but electricity flowing horizontally from head to foot on a person lying on the ground can be lethal.
Your best bet for survival: Crouching way down with feet together and hands off the ground. Sound a little weird (and awkward)? The answer is in the physics.
When a wandering cow is killed by nearby lightning (which strikes the ground or a lone tree), ground current traveling from the strike point is usually blamed. The main culprit is voltage: the electrical force that causes ground current to flow. Current is merely electrons bumping each other along an electrical path. The higher the voltage, the greater the current flow.
Lightning striking earth is the result of a stormy sky — which electrifies clouds with many million volts. When a bolt of lightning hits the ground or trees, the bolt sends current from the strike point (or tree base) out over a sizeable circular area. This happens because the bolt distributes a very high voltage across that surface—but just for an instant. (Close to the strike, that can be many thousands of volts per square foot!) Cows roaming the area (especially those facing directly in line with the strike point) receive a lethal jolt between their widely separated legs.
For anyone standing near a lightning strike, the distance between their feet is also critical. Humans might appear safer than cattle — yet 600 or 800 volts flowing between soggy shoes is just like stepping on the third rail of an electric railway!
During a thunderstorm, nobody should be in open terrain or under lone trees. A lone tree is the tallest electrical path in an area and, if struck, a tremendous voltage fans out from the tree's base. For a golfer near the strike, with feet 10 inches apart, it could be curtains. (Going into dense woods is somewhat better; inside an automobile is best.)
If you can't get to shelter, make yourself as small as possible and limit the amount of area you cover. So don't lie down or stand up. Become a ball instead.
The best way to avoid lightning is to take shelter. But sometimes we're caught in open terrain by sudden lightning, with no safe haven in sight. Most of us are tempted to hit the dirt. Of course, being a tall target is bad, but electricity flowing horizontally from head to foot on a person lying on the ground can be lethal.
Your best bet for survival: Crouching way down with feet together and hands off the ground. Sound a little weird (and awkward)? The answer is in the physics.
When a wandering cow is killed by nearby lightning (which strikes the ground or a lone tree), ground current traveling from the strike point is usually blamed. The main culprit is voltage: the electrical force that causes ground current to flow. Current is merely electrons bumping each other along an electrical path. The higher the voltage, the greater the current flow.
Lightning striking earth is the result of a stormy sky — which electrifies clouds with many million volts. When a bolt of lightning hits the ground or trees, the bolt sends current from the strike point (or tree base) out over a sizeable circular area. This happens because the bolt distributes a very high voltage across that surface—but just for an instant. (Close to the strike, that can be many thousands of volts per square foot!) Cows roaming the area (especially those facing directly in line with the strike point) receive a lethal jolt between their widely separated legs.
For anyone standing near a lightning strike, the distance between their feet is also critical. Humans might appear safer than cattle — yet 600 or 800 volts flowing between soggy shoes is just like stepping on the third rail of an electric railway!
During a thunderstorm, nobody should be in open terrain or under lone trees. A lone tree is the tallest electrical path in an area and, if struck, a tremendous voltage fans out from the tree's base. For a golfer near the strike, with feet 10 inches apart, it could be curtains. (Going into dense woods is somewhat better; inside an automobile is best.)
If you can't get to shelter, make yourself as small as possible and limit the amount of area you cover. So don't lie down or stand up. Become a ball instead.
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What a fantastic show. I love lightning shows like this but I've never seen anything that spectacular in the UK.
Sitting in your car is a good idea. Keep the windows shut if you have children with you in case they are tempted to stick a limb or their head out of it. The car acts as a Faraday cage.
On the other hand, if you see superlightning, get home as quickly as you can or find some other substantial shelter (trees are not suitable shelter as you probably know). You won't survive a hit by superlightning even inside a car.
Sitting in your car is a good idea. Keep the windows shut if you have children with you in case they are tempted to stick a limb or their head out of it. The car acts as a Faraday cage.
On the other hand, if you see superlightning, get home as quickly as you can or find some other substantial shelter (trees are not suitable shelter as you probably know). You won't survive a hit by superlightning even inside a car.
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I love watching storms but we used to live in a villiage which was regularly struck by lightning it was surrounded by a collar of waterways.
Many people said it was this old system of water/flood defense which attracted the lightning.
All I know is it hit often and hard burned out 3 houses while we were there not to mention a barn, several cows and a horse in a paddock..
Many people said it was this old system of water/flood defense which attracted the lightning.
All I know is it hit often and hard burned out 3 houses while we were there not to mention a barn, several cows and a horse in a paddock..