[STORMREPORTS] Recent Lightning News
It's been a big week for lightning as scattered storms have covered much of
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LIGHTNING strike kills man in Kissimmee
LIGHTNING strikes tree, Littleton girl hospitalized
TWO Injured In Lightning Strike In NJ Park
LIGHTNING flattens worker , sets Hi . . .
TWO Men Hit By Lightning In Ada
THUNDERSTORM wallops Brick as lightning hurts 2
LIGHTNING strikes construction worker in Virginia Beach
LIGHTNING survivor still hazy'
OMAHA Teen Struck By Lightning
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LIGHTNING injures 3 men in truck
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LIGHTNING Kills Man, Injures Woman In Lowcountry
SHAKEN in Southie: Vendor eludes lightning's wrath
LIGHTNING Strikes Good Samaritan
STORMS caused more than $1.6 million in damage
LIGHTNING gives family close call
LIGHTNING suspected in apartment blaze
LIGHTNING-SPARKED fires burn near Reno
LIGHTNING sparks blaze, spotters needed
LIGHTNING Sparks 3 House Fires In Seminole
LIGHTNING cause of dead phones
LIGHTNING suspected in fire that leaves 8 homeless
THUNDER, lightning, wind, rain: be prepared
THUNDERSTORMS douse area with rain, lightning
LIGHTNING strikes local business
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LIGHTNING Strikes Landfill, Sparks Fire
LIGHTNING strikes Ingalls, injures three workers
LIGHTNING bolts a big jolt
BIZARRE lightning strike
LIGHTNING starts shed fire
LIGHTNING sparks one heck of a display
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From: WeatherMatrix Admin (admin{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sat Jul 03 2004 - 18:04:59 EDT
the Eastern half of the country. A count from the media articles below
shows that ightning killed one person in Florida, one in South Carolina,
and injured a total of 17 people in MA, NY, OK, NJ, VA, MS, OK, SC & FL
this week.
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA
A 34-year-old man died Thursday night after being hit by lightning at a
construction site in Kissimmee, Fla., according to a report from FLORIDA
TODAY news ...
<http://www.floridatoday.com/topstories/070204lightning.htm>
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Lowell Sun - Lowell,MA,USA
LITTLETON An 8-year-old girl was taken to the hospital yesterday afternoon
after lightning struck a nearby tree and she complained of a tingling
sensation in ...
<http://www.lowellsun.com/Stories/0,1413,105~4761~2250266,00.html>
WNBC - New York,NY,USA
BRICK, NJ -- Two people suffered minor injuries Thursday when lightning
struck in a park, police said. The unidentified victims ...
<http://www.wnbc.com/weather/3485576/detail.html>
Boston Herald - Boston,MA,USA
Lightning from a fast-moving storm knocked a man unconscious with a bolt
to the head at a Lincoln DPW yard and another strike touched off a house
fire in ...
<http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=34148>
KOTV - Tulsa,OK,USA
(Ada-AP) -- One man is in critical condition after being struck by lightning
outside the Chickasaw Nation headquarters in Ada Friday morning. ...
<http://www.kotv.com/main/home/stories.asp?whichpage=1&id=64861>
Newark Star Ledger - Newark,NJ,USA
A severe thunderstorm that ripped through parts of northern Ocean County
yesterday dumped torrents of water on busy roads and generated lightning
strikes in at five locations in Brick Township. Two people were hit by
residual lightning at Windward Beach, the town's riverfront park on
Princeton Avenue.
<http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1088753451261820.xml>
Hampton Roads Daily Press - Newport,VA,USA
... - A construction worker was struck by lightning Thursday afternoon
while he was working on the roof of Providence Elementary School, authorities
said. ...
<http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--brf--lightningstr0701jul01,0,6054863.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia>
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Pascagoula Mississippi Press - Pascagoula,MS,USA
For Kevin Ross, the events Monday afternoon that led to him
being taken to the emergency room at Singing River Hospital remain a blur.
.. is that I was getting ready to clock out (from work) and the next thing
I knew, people were picking me up and telling me I was hit by lightning,"
<http://www.gulflive.com/news/mississippipress/index.ssf?/base/news/1088590527163800.xml>
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WOWT - Omaha,NE,USA
An 18-year-old Omaha girl is recovering after being injured by a lightning
strike at Memorial Park prior to Friday night's scheduled Commercial Federal
...
<http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/864992.html>
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NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City,OK,USA
ADA - Three men were injured by lightning as they were working on a landscaping
project at the Chickasaw Nation headquarters campus Friday morning, a
Chickasaw ...
<http://www.newsok.com/article/1274874/?template=news/main>
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Carolina Channel.com - Greenville,SC,USA
CHARLESTON, SC -- A California man is dead after he was struck by lightning
while riding a personal watercraft in the Cooper River. ...
<http://www.thecarolinachannel.com/news/3481797/detail.html>
Boston Herald - Boston,MA,USA
A South Boston hot dog vendor cheated death yesterday when a lightning
bolt hit a tree next to his mobile cart, knocking him off his feet while
another man was ...
<http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=34262>
Local6.com - Orlando,FL,USA
A Central Florida man remained in critical condition Saturday after he
was struck by lightning while helping a stranded motorist, according to
Local 6 News. ...
<http://www.local6.com/news/3489527/detail.html>
Ames Daily Tribune - Ames,IA,USA
... During the same storm, lightning stuck an abandoned vehicle and an
ambulance was called to treat two people knocked down by a nearby lightning
strike. ...
<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=2035&dept_id=238101&newsid=12157992&PAG=461&rfi=9>
Picayune Item - Picayune,MS,USA
POPLARVILLE - Preston and Bernice Odom are like a lot of people in rural
areas - you have a healthy respect for the elements, particularly lightning.
After last week that respect deepened when a bolt of lightning
left a visible mark on their property, in addition to causing
substantial damage to electrical appliances.
<http://www.picayuneitem.com/articles/2004/07/01/news/04lightning.txt>
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
About 30 Rankin County residents were forced from their homes Friday night
when lightning apparently struck an apartment unit and destroyed the building
...
<http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040703/NEWS01/407030368/1002>
Sacramento Bee - Sacramento,CA,USA
RENO - A pall of smoke cloaked high-rise casinos on Thursday as a result
of a lightning-sparked complex of wildfires 10 miles west of Reno. ...
<http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/9846838p-10769182c.html>
Sierra Sun - Truckee,CA,USA
A Lightning-caused wildfire burned hundreds of acres near Verdi, Nev.
Wednesday,
and the possibility of additional lightning strikes ...
<http://www.sierrasun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040701/News/107010005>
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Local6.com - Orlando,FL,USA
Three homes in Seminole County, Fla., caught fire Thursday night after
being hit by lightning, according to Local 6 News. "The 911 ...
<http://www.local6.com/news/3484898/detail.html>
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
Alaska Communications System officials theorize a lightning strike is probably
why several hundred ACS customers experienced phone problems last week.
...
<http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113~7244~2248817,00.html>
Journal Inquirer - Manchester,CT,USA
escaped without injury, Assistant Fire Chief William Perez said. Perez
said it was a possibility that a lightning strike caused the fire at the
two-story home. ...
<http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12197383&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6>
CBC New Brunswick - New Brunswick,Canada
Environment Canada is concerned about thunderstorms like those that flattened
a farmer's field on P.E.I. on Wednesday. Some barns were damaged by hail
and people reported hundreds of bolts of lighting.
<http://nb.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=nb_summerstorms20040702>
Herald and News - Klamath Falls,OR,USA
... Lightning sparked a 200-acre fire near the Lower Klamath Lake National
Wildlife Refuge Monday, and a 147-acre fire 15 miles southeast of Tulelake
Tuesdays. ...
<http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2004/07/02/news/top_stories/top3.txt>
Capital News 9 - Albany,NY,USA
Wally Bryce owns the three-story home in Brunswick that was struck by
lightning.
... The lightning set the attic on fire, causing heavy damage. ...
<http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/your_news/capital_region/default.asp?ArID=82106>
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WHSV - Harrisonburg,VA,USA
... Mother Nature. Fanfoni notes that they have had lightning strikes there
in the past, "Yeah, you know, that's not that uncommon. Each ...
<http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/864087.html>
SunHerald.com - Biloxi,MS,USA
... Ship Systems welder and two other employees suffered minor injuries
Monday when they apparently were struck by pressure waves from a lightning
strike during an ...
<http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/local/9043559.htm>
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Record-Searchlight - Redding,CA,USA
A sky full of lightning Monday night meant scads of spot fires Tuesday
after a robust thunderstorm blew through the north state. ...
<http://www.redding.com/redd/nw_local/article/0,2232,REDD_17533_3001357,00.html>
WFSB - Connecticut,CT,USA
(Woodstock) - Lightning can strike in many different ways, a fact that
the Ruggeri family from Woodstock have learned the hard way. ...
The lighting that started the fire at the Ruggari home didn't hit the
house directly, but it pounded the house as it made it's way along the
landscape. The lighting actually came in from underground to hit the
foundation.
<http://www.wfsb.com/Global/story.asp?S=1994562>
Lowell Sun - Lowell,MA,USA
WILMINGTON An afternoon lightning strike yesterday torched a small shed
30 feet away from a private home on Marcia Road, firefighters said. ...
<http://www.lowellsun.com/Stories/0,1413,105~4761~2250267,00.html>
Omaha World Herald - Omaha,NE,USA
... Shadow Ridge co-owner Linda Shanahan. "The lightning struck the fireworks
and just blew them all up.". Hundreds of people had gathered ...
<http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=1636&u_sid=1139144>
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