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[Big Mike]

Holy Crap! Lightning just hit a tree that is only 5 feet from the building I work in. It shook the whole building (steel shop & office). Car alarms were going off etc.

We didn't notice the damage at first, we just knew that it was the loudest we'd ever heard. Then we saw that a tall tree was on fire near the top. The Fire Dept. just left after a quick soaking from the hose.

There were several other strikes in the vicinity that we could see & hear, I don't know about damage though.

:shock:

 

[pbelarge]

...and I thought it only snowed up there. :mrgreen:

 

[Mitica100]

Holy Crap! Lightning just hit a tree that is only 5 feet from the building I work in. It shook the whole building (steel shop & office). Car alarms were going off etc.

We didn't notice the damage at first, we just knew that it was the loudest we'd ever heard. Then we saw that a tall tree was on fire near the top. The Fire Dept. just left after a quick soaking from the hose.

There were several other strikes in the vicinity that we could see & hear, I don't know about damage though.

:shock:

:addpics:

Wow! Never been around a lightning strike so close as the one you describe. Glad you're ok (and your ears as well)...

 

[billy10388]

...and I thought it only snowed up there. :mrgreen:

I also think so.

 

[Big Mike]

Pics

 

[terri]

Wow! That's a little too close for comfort!

Sounds like no one was injured (except the tree) so that's good. :thumbup:

After a big thunderstorm a few nights ago, my husband and I were sitting on the front porch to enjoy the post-storm cooler temps and a large tree in our neighbor's yard cracked, broke at the base and crashed to the ground about 30 yards away. It was incredibly loud! (But no fire.)

 

[Big Mike]

It's storming here again right now...a lot of rolling thunder and my radio keeping cutting in & out.

I really wish it would stop raining so often, we had some water get into our basement this week.