[STORMREPORTS] nw va: Lightning strike destroys home
Winchester VA:
Lightning gutted a new home about a mile from where I live Fri
When I was ready to leave about 4:10pm, I stuck my head out the back
The smoke plume tapered off by 4:25pm, but took a while to dissipate
News coverage:
Spectacular photo:
The storm otherwise was unimpressive. Only 1/10" of rain fell & a peak
Steve Minghini
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From: smwincva_wxman{at}webtv.net
Date: Sat May 15 2004 - 03:26:28 EDT
afternoon. Since I work inside a mall, I don't get to follow the weather
while working. About 3:45pm, someone came in & said it was "pouring"
outside. An employee, worried about open car windows, rushed out to roll
them up & repeated it was a downpour.
door. The storm was basically over, but heavy black smoke was rising to
my south. My reaction was there was a fire at 1 of 2 plants that involve
saw dust in their operation.
from the horizon. The plume was visible from 2 miles away at the mall!
It took firefighters about a half hour to put the worst of the fire out.
http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/040515/Area_LIght.asp
http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/040515/
gust of 10mph at my weather startion.
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