[STORMREPORTS] Recent Lightning News, And A Lot Of It!
There have been a LOT of lightning stories crossing the newswires today
According to Vaisala, Inc. there have been over 37,000 lightning strikes in
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Wild weather whips up storms, LIGHTNING
LIGHTNING strike damages home
LIGHTNING strike sparks fire
LIGHTNING Strikes Historic NJ Church
LIGHTNING Blamed For 2 Fires
LIGHTNING strikes 6 Wash. Twp. homes
LIGHTNING Blamed for Montgomery Fire
LIGHTNING Strikes Home In Montgomery County
DOUGLASVILLE man killed by lightning strike
HOUSE Explodes after Lightning Strike
MAN killed by lightning in north Fulton
LIGHTNING Strikes House; Drains Overflowing
THREE roofers jolted by lightning strike
LIGHTNING Hits Power Line
GOLFER killed by lightning on Lee County course
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From: WeatherMatrix Admin (admin{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Tue May 18 2004 - 20:20:54 EDT
including several fatalities and house fires.
the U.S. in the last two hours.
http://www.lightningstorm.com/tux/jsp/gpg/lex1/mapdisplay_free.jsp
Total Strikes: 37,326 Time: 05/18/04 21:30:00 GMT to 05/18/04 23:30:00 GMT
http://www.google.com/newsalerts
KATU.com - FULL STORY, PHOTOS, VIDEO:
<http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=67392>
OREGON CITY - Monday's weather gave northwest Oregon a big thunder and
lightning show. According to lightning detectors in the region, there were
close to 1,000 strikes. One KATU News viewer even saw four funnel clouds
near Oregon City."
The Australian - Australia
A FATHER told today of his family's lucky escape after a lightning strike
blew out 13 windows in his Tasmanian home. He said everyone ...
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9582998%255E1702,00.html>
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Salina Journal - Salina,KS,USA
By STAFF REPORTER. A fire sparked by a lightning strike caused about $5,000
damage early Monday to a house at 7137 S. Burma. Sheriff ...
<http://www.saljournal.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/2062/format/html/displaystory.html>
WPVI - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Firefighters formed a chain and climbed 18 stories up tight and rickety
stairs with hoses. Others on an aerial ladder outside directed ...
<http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/05172004_nw_njchurch.html>
WGAL Channel.com - Lancaster,PA,USA
ORWIGSBURG, Pa. -- Fire officials blame lightning for two fires minutes
apart in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County. Officials said lightning ...
<http://www.thewgalchannel.com/news/3313406/detail.html>
The Gloucester County Times - Woodbury,NJ,USA
... County with a vengeance might have had Washington Township in its sights
as half a dozen homes were reported to have been struck by lightning Monday
evening. ...
<http://www.nj.com/news/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1084868129297160.xml>
WJLA - Washington,DC,USA
Gaithersburg, Md. (AP) - A lightning strike is being blamed for a fire
that destroyed a house in Montgomery Village. Firefighters ...
<http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0504/147503.html>
NBC 4.com - Washington,DC,USA
Firefighters in Montgomery County, Md., were called to Montgomery Village
Monday night after lightning struck a home. Authorities ...
<http://www.nbc4.com/weather/3317180/detail.html>
Access North Georgia - Gainesville,GA,USA
... struck. Godfrey and the other two men working were leaning against
their truck when lightning struck about 30 feet away. Godfrey ...
<http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=38152>
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WPVI - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... PA-May 17, 2004 — A man whose house exploded Sunday morning, injuring
his toddler and two firefighters, said the house had been struck by lightning
the night ...
<http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/05172004_nw_lightningstrike.html>
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Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscripition) - Atlanta,GA,USA
A 34-year-old man who was helping install a pool at a house in north Fulton
County was struck by lightning and killed during the height of the thunderstorm
...
<http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/northfulton/0504/18lightning.html>
WBAL Channel.com - Baltimore,MD,USA
... A house in the Cockeysville area of Baltimore County (pictured, above
left) was struck by lightning sometime around 4:30 pm The house is in
the 14000 block of ...
<http://www.thewbalchannel.com/weather/3315202/detail.html>
WNDU-TV - South Bend,IN,USA
Lightning struck a home in Elkhart County Monday morning while three home
improvement workers were on the roof. Matthew Scott said ...
<http://www.wndu.com/news/052004/news_35230.php>
WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA
Eyewitnesses say a lightning bolt hit a powerline on Cooper Road, knocking
out power to much of the area. ... no thunder ... just lightning hit the
powerline. ...
<http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1874370&nav=2CSfNCAu>
Miami Herald (subscription) - Miami,FL,USA
- A golfer was killed by lightning Monday on a Lee County course, officials
said. ... No lightning was noticed by anyone in the group until the strike.
<http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/8689520.htm>
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