lightning in portland

[Syrch]

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: Syrch
When i was living at my parents house still and we were still on dial up i decided to go online during a lightning storm in florida. The second the modem start to make its noises (you remember the dial up days) lightning hit straight down the window of my room (i was 3 ft from it) and the phone line. I heard the loudest bang i've ever heard and then what sounded like my monitor blowing up. I sat there for half a second thinking i was covered in glass from my monitor and then opened my eyes and saw the monitor was fine. I ran out of the room to the banister of the upstairs and my mom yelled "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO"? I was shaking like crazy and said..i don't know. then i looked to down at the wall and saw the outlet there had been blown out of the wall which lead my eyes to the hall way i just ran through and saw it was covered in glass from the light bulbs from both the bathroom and the hallway yet i didn't have a single cut on my bare feet. I to this day remember that so vividly it still raises the hair on my back.

Sissy.

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[m1ldslide1]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Where in Portland was it hitting? My GF and I were in SE off Hawthorne and there were 10-14 seconds between lightning and thunder, so we figured it was pretty far out.

Still watched though. Natural fireworks are the best.

It hit us off 60th and Woodstock. We were counting 10-14 seconds each time also for probably about 10 minutes, and it seemed to be getting closer. Then suddenly BANG! total electrical pwnage.

 

[Anubis]

a bolt hit the plant i work at 2 days ago, loud as hell, everything went white and then instantly black, about 4 secs before the emergency lights came on,

kinda strange when you are standing in a 30000 sqft space and cant even see your own hands

 

[Kwaipie]

I was too far west in Tanasbourne to get more than the occassional flash boom

 

[jacob0401]

Check out the second pic... :Q

 

[Vic]

It seemed to roll through for an hour or so out here in outer SW.

Nothing too severe though. Portland doesn't get a lot of t-storms.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: m1ldslide1

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
Where in Portland was it hitting? My GF and I were in SE off Hawthorne and there were 10-14 seconds between lightning and thunder, so we figured it was pretty far out.

Still watched though. Natural fireworks are the best.

It hit us off 60th and Woodstock. We were counting 10-14 seconds each time also for probably about 10 minutes, and it seemed to be getting closer. Then suddenly BANG! total electrical pwnage.

Hell, my roommate from college lives over there! I better give her a call and make sure she's OK.

Originally posted by: jacob0401
Check out the second pic... :Q

That's crazy amazing.