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'Bizarre' lightning strike to be studied

ScoobMaster

ScoobMaster

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I found out about this in a popup camper forum I participate in - the poster and her husband both saw this lightning strike at the same time while talking on their cell phones 20 miles apart!!!!

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A top National Weather Service expert in Phoenix will investigate a powerful lightning strike that "sounded like dynamite exploding," damaging 13 homes in central Mesa on Tuesday afternoon.
"This is beyond the norm," meteorologist David Runyan said. "It's bizarre. It intrigues us. We will seek some means to understand it a little more.".............

.......The force's intense heat exploded underground wires, including television cable, near the home, erupted through the soil and spewed dirt and debris like volcanic ash against homes, trees and parked vehicles. Areas around brass doorknobs and locks were scorched.
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WHOA :shocked:

*EDIT* another tidbit from the original post from the camping forum:
"One report stated that bolt registered on lightning detectors in 35 states and Canada. It measured 628 megavolts of energy; the usual bolt is 20."
 
It would've sucked to be the lightning rod that triggered THAT release of energy. :Q
 
"It could have been a lightning flash with multiple return strokes," he said. "Between the strokes, there is a continuing current, and it doesn't stop. We have no idea why it happens."
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umm.. because the air is superheated, ionized and at that point becomes a pretty good conductor? 😕 😛
 
About 3 years ago lightening hit our house. Blew a hole in the roof right above our bathroom. It was about 1 in the morning and the wife and I were asleep in the next room. Definately sounded like a bomb going off to us. Attic caught on fire, but most of the damage was due to water from the fire dept. After talking to some neighbors a lot of them said they has electric things turn on in thier house at the time of the strike, toys, appliances, etc.

This sounds totally nuts though.
 
More info from the original poster over in the camping forum:

"One report stated that bolt registered on lightning detectors in 35 states and Canada. It measured 628 megavolts of energy; the usual bolt is 20."

(I will add that to my original post above too - consider this the "bump and inform" reply 😉
 
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