| Sat, 07/30/2011 12:00 PM Killed | boy & horse killed 2 injured | 8.0 | M | Chiapas Mexico | on a horse | Horse,Outside | ||
| Lightning kills boy, horse in Mexico San Cristobal de las Casas (Mexico), July 30 : An eight-year-old boy and the horse he was riding were struck by lightning and killed in an ecological park in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, authorities said. The lightning bolt also injured two of the boy's female cousins, ages eight and 16, officials said Thursday. The three children on a visit from Mexico City were horseback-riding together, but the injuries to the two girls were so slight they required no hospitalisation. --IANS | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/30/2011 12:00 PM Killed | Lindsey Smith 1 of 3 on canoe | 20.0 | F | Pulaski County MO USA | in a canoe on the Gasconade River | N/A | Boat,Cardiac Arrest,Indirect,On Water,Outside,Water | |
| Woman On Canoe Killed After Lightning Strike Saturday, July 30, 2011 A woman Missouri is dead after a lightning strike on the Gasconade River. The Highway Patrol says it happened in Pulaski County. Troopers say the woman was in a canoe with two men, all of them injured by lightning. She died at the scene, and the men are listed as stable in a nearby hospital. Other sources tell KTTS News that the woman is from Fair Grove and 20 years old. Posted: Monday, August 1, 2011 4:08 pm | Steve Puckett stevep@buffaloreflex.com | 0 comments The Fair Grove community is rallying around the family and friends of one of its own following the death of Lindsay Smith, 20, who is a 2009 graduate of Fair Grove High School. According to Pulaski County coroner Mikel Hartness, at approximately 2 p.m. Saturday, July 30, on the Gasconade River about a half mile downstream from Gasconade Hills Resort, Smith was one of three canoeists to suffer an indirect lightning strike. Hartness could not comment on the condition of the other two people, whose names have not been released as of press time, but confirmed that at 3:30 p.m. Saturday he pronounced Smith dead at the scene due to cardiac arythmia. She was in that blast area, he said, explaining that Smith, although not directly hit by the lightning, was rendered unconscious at the moment of the strike. We have a counseling support system in place at Fair Grove, and we want to let people know that this is available even before school starts on Aug. 11, said Mike Bell, high school principal, who added that counseling is available to students and faculty members alike. Lindsays mother, Tracy, is the secretary in the main office of the high school. Bell said that Lindsay was an outgoing student with a great personality and was involved in many activities, including FFA and volleyball. He explained that district officials began notifying faculty members after learning of Lindsays death on July 30. Since that time, personnel from throughout the district have been providing the Smith family with meals and support. Bell said that he has met with members of the family and they are doing as well as can be expected. Tracy is a big part of our school, and we are here for her and for her family, he said. Matt Crutcher, Fair Grove FFA advisor, said he has known Lindsay since she was a little girl and that she had been an FFA member since the eighth grade. She was a real enthusiastic girl who was very committed to what she was doing, Crutcher said. She knew how to get the best from those around her. Lindsay was the Fair Grove FFA chapter president as a junior, and her senior year she was the local student advisor and area FFA secretary representing 24 schools. She competed on the livestock, dairy cattle and entomology teams at Fair Grove. Tonya Peck, Fair Grove High School volleyball coach, said Lindsay was a part of the Lady Eagles program ever since she was a freshman. After breaking her foot the summer before, Lindsay began playing varsity volleyball as a sophomore. She was the hardest worker Ive ever had, said Peck. She never even missed a day of practice after being injured. She was lifting weights and doing crunches on the sideline. Peck also recalled how Lindsay once wore cowboy boots with her dress as part of the homecoming court. She was Lindsay at all times, and people loved her for it, said Peck. Visitation will be Thursday evening at Greenlawn Funeral Home North Chapel in Springfield. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Fair Grove High School gymnasium. For additional information, see this weeks obituaries. Some information for this story was supplied by Buffalo Reflex staff writer Mary Morris. Share | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/30/2011 12:00 PM Injured | 3 of 3 | 0.0 | U | Humphrey's Peak AZ USA | hiking in mountains | Ground Strike,Hiking,Indirect,Outside | ||
| Sat, 07/30/2011 12:00 PM Injured | 2 of 3 on canoe | 0.0 | U | Humphrey's Peak AZ USA | hiking in mountains | Ground Strike,Hiking,Indirect,Outside | ||
| Sat, 07/30/2011 12:00 PM Injured | Brad McMullin 1 of 3 | 0.0 | M | Humphrey's Peak AZ USA | hiking in mountains | Ground Strike,Hiking,Indirect,Outside | ||
| Michael, I was hiking earlier today at Humphrey's Peak in AZ and a lightning storm hit us. Myself and 2 other hikers were struck by lightning and knocked to the ground. We believe it was a branch off of a major strike or a minor strike, as none of us has serious burns. It felt like an unusually intense static shock on each of our heads that knocked us to the ground. I also later felt a static shock on my hand while running down the mountain, but it didn't knock me to the ground at all. I am wondering if I should seek medical attention. I feel mostly fine, but kind of out of it - although that might be due to fatigue and the fact that we hiked two hours from that point down a hail storm that we were completely unprepared though. I just worry about residual effects from the strike. Thank you for your help. Brad | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/30/2011 10:45 AM Injured | 2 of 2 at county fair | 0.0 | M | Wentzville MO USA | at the fair | Festival,Indirect,Outside | ||
| KMOV.com Posted on July 30, 2011 at 5:15 PM Updated Saturday, Jul 30 at 6:38 PM (KMOV.com) -- Two people reported feeling a shock after lightning struck at the St. Charles County fair in Wentzville, Missouri on Saturday. The National Weather Service said lightning struck a tree in the park area around 10:45 a.m. The tree then fell on some power lines, knocking out the park's PA system. Fair officials said, shortly after the strike, two men reported that they felt a minor jolt. One of the men was taken to the hospital to be checked out. He was treated and released. The other victim declined treatment. Authorities said both victims' injuries were considered to be extremely minor. Some camper trailers at the park also suffered minor damage. The PA system that was knocked out during the strik was repaired within a couple hours. No other injuries were reported. | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/30/2011 10:45 AM Injured | 1 of 2 at county fair | 0.0 | M | Wentzville MO USA | at the fair | Festival,Indirect,Outside | ||
| KMOV.com Posted on July 30, 2011 at 5:15 PM Updated Saturday, Jul 30 at 6:38 PM (KMOV.com) -- Two people reported feeling a shock after lightning struck at the St. Charles County fair in Wentzville, Missouri on Saturday. The National Weather Service said lightning struck a tree in the park area around 10:45 a.m. The tree then fell on some power lines, knocking out the park's PA system. Fair officials said, shortly after the strike, two men reported that they felt a minor jolt. One of the men was taken to the hospital to be checked out. He was treated and released. The other victim declined treatment. Authorities said both victims' injuries were considered to be extremely minor. Some camper trailers at the park also suffered minor damage. The PA system that was knocked out during the strik was repaired within a couple hours. No other injuries were reported. | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/30/2011 12:00 PM Injured | woman | 31.0 | F | Manila Phillippines | Outside | |||
| Woman survives lightning strike abs-cbnNEWS.com Posted at 07/30/2011 9:52 PM | Updated as of 07/30/2011 9:52 PM MANILA, Philippines A 31-year-old woman was hit by lightning on Friday but miraculously survived. Ronnie Acob, a resident of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, said she was standing at the side of the road when she was hit by lightning, knocking her unconscious. When Acob came to her senses, she was already in a hospital. She sustained wounds in her stomach because of the incident, but was released from the hospital Saturday morning. It was the third time a resident from Ilocos Norte was struck by lightning. The first 2 incidents resulted to the deaths of 2 farmers. -- Report from Dianne Dy, ABS-CBN Ilocos | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/30/2011 05:00 PM Injured | man | 39.0 | M | Mesa AZ USA | thrown off ladder | Ladder,Outside | ||
| Lightning strike throws Mesa man off ladder by Kristena Hansen - Jul. 30, 2011 06:07 PM The Arizona Republic A 39-year-old man fell off a ladder against an east Mesa residence after lightning from storm activity struck nearby on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. A Mesa Fire Department spokesman said the man was "awake and talking to crews" upon responding to the neighborhood near Warner and Meridian roads at about 5 p.m. He was taken to a local hospital as a precaution. Read more: http://www.struckbylightning.org/news/sbl20110108072159_20110730mesa-man-lightning-strike.html#ixzz1Tp3dcGSL | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/30/2011 12:00 PM Injured | 3 of 3 on canoe | 0.0 | M | Pulaski County MO USA | in a canoe on the Gasconade River | Boat,On Water,Outside | ||
| Sat, 07/30/2011 12:00 PM Injured | 2 of 3 on canoe | 0.0 | M | Pulaski County MO USA | in a canoe on the Gasconade River | Boat,On Water,Outside | ||
| Wed, 07/27/2011 04:00 PM Injured | 1 of 2 men | 0.0 | M | Geneva township MI USA | eating lunch under a tree | Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,Taking Shelter,Under Trees,Work | ||
| Lightning strike sends two to hospital Occurred at blueberry farm around noon Wednesday Updated: Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011, 11:28 PM EDT Published : Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011, 9:15 PM EDT GENEVA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - Two men were taken to a Kalamazoo hospital after they were struck by lightning Wednesday afternoon. An official with the South Haven Fire Department tells 24 Hour News 8 they received calls around noon of some individuals being struck by lightning in the 12,000 block of 60th Street in Geneva Township. Emergency personnel arrived and transported the victims to a Kalamazoo hospital. The two men were called off of picking blueberries in the field because the weather was getting bad. They were eating lunch under a tree when the lightning strike occurred. It is unclear whether the lightning struck the ground or the tree the two men were sitting under. The names of the victims have not yet been released, but one victim is a 28-year-old man and the other is a 30-year-old man. Conditions of the victims have not been released, but one of the victims is expected to be released from the hospital. | ||||||||
| Wed, 07/27/2011 05:30 PM Injured | 1 of 3 injured, horses killed | 0.0 | F | Chico MT USA | horseback riding | Ground Strike,Horse,Indirect,Outside,Work | ||
| WOMAN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, HORSES KILLED Story Published: Jul 28, 2011 at 12:00 AM MDT Story Updated: Jul 28, 2011 at 12:00 AM MDT LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) Livingston fire officials say a woman from Pray is hospitalized after being struck by lightning while leading a horseback ride in the Chico area. Two other people were injured and two horses died. Fire & Rescue Chief Alan Davis tells The Livingston Enterprise that the wrangler was struck at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday while the group was in a wooded area. Dispatch records say a man performed CPR on the victim. She was taken to Livingston Memorial Hospital and then flown to Billings Clinic. Her name and condition have not been released. Another woman from California was treated at the scene for burns while a 6-year-old girl was treated for minor injuries at the hospital. Davis said he did not know who was riding the horses that died or how many people were in the group. ___ Information from: Livingston Enterprise, http://www.livingstonenterprise.com | ||||||||
| Wed, 07/27/2011 04:00 PM Injured | 1 of 2 men | 28.0 | M | Geneva township MI USA | eating lunch under a tree | Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,Taking Shelter,Under Trees,Work | ||
| Lightning strike sends two to hospital Occurred at blueberry farm around noon Wednesday Updated: Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011, 11:28 PM EDT Published : Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011, 9:15 PM EDT GENEVA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - Two men were taken to a Kalamazoo hospital after they were struck by lightning Wednesday afternoon. An official with the South Haven Fire Department tells 24 Hour News 8 they received calls around noon of some individuals being struck by lightning in the 12,000 block of 60th Street in Geneva Township. Emergency personnel arrived and transported the victims to a Kalamazoo hospital. The two men were called off of picking blueberries in the field because the weather was getting bad. They were eating lunch under a tree when the lightning strike occurred. It is unclear whether the lightning struck the ground or the tree the two men were sitting under. The names of the victims have not yet been released, but one victim is a 28-year-old man and the other is a 30-year-old man. Conditions of the victims have not been released, but one of the victims is expected to be released from the hospital. | ||||||||
| Wed, 07/27/2011 05:30 PM Injured | 3 of 3 injured | 6.0 | F | Chico WY USA | horseback riding | Ground Strike,Horse,Indirect,Outside | ||
| Wed, 07/27/2011 05:30 PM Injured | 2 of 3 injured | 0.0 | F | Chico MT USA | horseback riding | Ground Strike,Horse,Indirect,Outside | ||
| Wed, 07/27/2011 04:00 PM Injured | 2 of 2 men | 30.0 | M | Geneva township MI USA | eating lunch under a tree | Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,Taking Shelter,Under Trees,Work | ||
| Tue, 07/26/2011 12:00 PM Killed | 2 killed | 0.0 | U | Manila Phillippines | in a shack | Ungrounded Shelter | ||
| Lightning kills 2 in Cavite abs-cbnNEWS.com Posted at 07/26/2011 6:10 PM | Updated as of 07/26/2011 6:32 PM MANILA, Philippines Two teenagers were killed in Cavite after their shack was struck by lightning in the midst of strong rains. Mary Grace Sedantes, 13, and her neighbor Michael Meñosa, 15, were killed after they were struck by lighting inside their shack, which was located in an open field in the Barangay Milagrosa, Carmona, Cavite. Sedantes father and brother survived. Ernesto, 52, and Jayson, 17, have already been released from the hospital. Ernesto says that he does not remember anything from the event. The 2 victims were directly under the shacks tarpaulin roof when the lightning bolt struck. Experts say that lightning bolts usually strike in open fields. - | ||||||||
| Tue, 07/26/2011 12:00 PM Injured | man | 0.0 | M | Ono Island FL USA | walking from beach to pier | Beach,Dock/Pier/Jetty,Near Water,Outside | ||
| Orange Beach Man Hospitalized After Lightning Strike Images Reported by: Local 15 News Staff Email: local15@local15tv.com Print Story Published: 7/27 4:03 pm Share Updated: 7/27 4:07 pm (ORANGE BEACH, Ala.) - An Orange Beach man is recovering in the hospital after a lightning strike on Ono Island Tuesday. Orange Beach Fire-Rescue says the man, who's name has not been released, was walking from the beach up the steps on his pier when the bolt struck. It is unclear if he was struck by lightning or if it struck near him. The man was flown to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola. He was later transported to the USA burn center. | ||||||||
| Mon, 07/25/2011 12:00 AM Killed | 2 dead | 0.0 | U | Beijing China | on a road | Outside,Road | ||
| BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Two people found dead on a rain-soaked road in Beijing Sunday night are suspected to have been killed by lightning, as the heaviest rainstorm in 13 years pounded the city from Sunday through Monday morning and is expected to linger into Monday evening. The victims, a man and a woman, were found dead on a road outside a plant in Nancai Industrial Park in Shunyi District at 9 p.m. Sunday, said a spokesman with the district government on Monday. The northern district of Miyun recorded precipitation of 243 mm in 22 hours before 6 a.m. Monday, said Wei Jianmin, chief forecaster of the Beijing Observatory. He said the rain is important to replenish Beijing's primary water source of the Miyun Reservoir, which has received 17 million cubic meters of water during the rain so far. Although the rain had little effect on traffic Monday, it caused a disturbance in the city's busy air traffic. According to Beijing Capital International Airport's website, 329 flights were canceled due to the rainstorm. Meanwhile, traffic on a rail link between Beijing and Chengde City in neighboring Hebei Province was suspended after several sections of the track were submerged in rainwater Sunday night. Workers are still rushing to clear the railway. The city mobilized Sunday evening to take precautions against rainstorm-triggered disasters. More than 6,000 residents living in the hilly regions of Miyun and Pinggu districts in Beijing's outskirts were evacuated to safe grounds Sunday evening before floods inundated more than 10 villages and triggered four landslides there. The China National Meteorological Center on Monday morning continued a rainstorm alert, forecasting rains to hit Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Liaoning and Hebei provinces in the north, as well as eastern Shandong and Jiangsu provinces in the next 24 hours. A sudden rainstorm in Xingshan County, central Hubei Province, on Sunday night injured nine people and caused a blackout and disrupted traffic. The rainstorm only lasted 12 minutes but damaged 649 houses as well as roads, bridges and power facilitie | ||||||||
| Mon, 07/25/2011 11:30 AM Injured | man | 0.0 | M | Erie region MI USA | in a car | In a car | ||
| PUBLISHED: JULY 26, 2011 1:30 AM EST UPDATED: JULY 26, 2011 6:45 AM EST Swift storm strikes Erie region BY TIM HAHN, Erie Times-News tim.hahn@timesnews.com Share Email Print Font Size ADVERTISEMENT A brief but powerful storm that gave the Erie region a needed dose of rain Monday also spawned funnel clouds and sent one man to the hospital after he was struck by lightning. The storm hit the city shortly after 11 a.m. and featured several lightning strikes, at least three water spouts and a possible tornado that numerous people spotted in western Millcreek Township. Some witnesses said it touched down briefly, but Erie County Emergency Management officials had no official reports of tornado-related damage. Rainfall from the storm also flooded some local roads temporarily, including portions of West 11th Street in the city. John Nekoloff, captain of the Edward John fishing vessel, said his boat was out on Lake Erie when a little weather cell that appeared on his radar to the west of his location quickly grew to a "big, stinking supercell" that cranked the winds to 40 knots and cut his visibility to zero. "It was pretty bad," he said. "We popped our anchor winch, so in the midst of all that weather we had to deal with pulling up our 60-pound anchor without a winch." Numerous lightning strikes hit Erie as the storm descended on the city at about 11:30 a.m. One strike reportedly hit a man in the 800 block of Delaware Avenue. The man, whose name was not released, was inside a vehicle when EmergyCare paramedics arrived at the neighborhood. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, an EmergyCare supervisor said. The supervisor did not comment on the man's condition. But a neighbor, Jack Chilcott, said the man was sitting up and taking oxygen while being taken away in an ambulance. He had no other information on what happened, but said there were numerous lightning strikes to the north of the neighborhood when the incident happened. "It's just a weird thing," Chilcott said. "We need the rain, but we don't need anyone to get hurt over it." Erica Wright and Garrett Brotherson, both 18, said they were out on Baer Beach in Millcreek Township with other neighbors when they spotted three water spouts on Lake Erie at about 11:30 a.m. One of the water spouts headed south toward shore, hit the beach and then went up a cliff, Brotherson said. Erie International Airport staff watched two water spouts coming in off Lake Erie at about 11:30 a.m. "They looked like funnel clouds but weren't really well defined," said Ian Bogle, chief of airport police. "They were sort of hovering along the lake shore and seemed to dissipate as they hit the shoreline near Peninsula Drive." A US Airways 11:33 a.m. flight to Philadelphia was just departing as the storm hit, and turned around and came back to the terminal, Bogle said. Millcreek Township employees watched through a north-facing window as the reported funnel cloud moved across the shoreline from west to east. The township building at 3608 W. 26th St. had no damage. "It went down and up and dissipated quickly," said Bob Mitchell, director of the Millcreek Bureau of Fire Protection. Two township police detectives also spotted the funnel cloud as they were at West 26th Street and Peninsula Drive. They said it did not appear to touch the ground, Millcreek police Capt. Randy Faipler said. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning at 11:50 a.m. for Erie County, until 12:30 p.m., but canceled it at 12:15 p.m. Staff writers Kevin Flowers, Valerie Myers and Lisa Thompson contributed to this report. TIM HAHN can be reached at 870-1731 or by e-mail. | ||||||||
| Sun, 07/24/2011 03:00 PM Injured | 1 of 5 at raceway | 0.0 | F | El Paso County CO USA | at motocross raceway | Before the storm,Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,RaceTrack/Speedway | ||
| Lightning hits crowd at El Paso raceway Comments 4 July 24, 2011 8:02 PM MARIA ST.LOUIS-SANCHEZ The Gazette A lightning strike from out of nowhere hit an east El Paso County motocross raceway Sunday afternoon, knocking people down and sending one woman to the hospital, the raceway owner said. There was a bright light and it was very loud, said Byron Wolf, owner of the Aztec Family Raceway on Highway 94 near Ellicott. Five people got flattened. The lighting struck about 3 p.m. during the last race of the day when about 200 people were watching or participating in the race. Wolf said medical personnel already at the track immediately helped the victims. Four were able to walk away and the fifth, a woman who didnt seem to be seriously injured, was taken to the hospital, Wolf said. Wolf said he saw the large storm to the south of raceway, but it seemed to be headed in another direction. Then, before there was any wind or a drop of rain, the lightning hit. After the strike all of the racers were called in, he said, and the raceway was then pounded by a powerful storm making its way through the county. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning from 4-7 p.m. Sunday. Read more: http://www.gazette.com/articles/lightning-121982-raceway-strike.html#ixzz1TAZcVjOo | ||||||||
| Sun, 07/24/2011 03:00 PM Injured | 5 of 5 at raceway | 0.0 | U | El Paso County CO USA | at motocross raceway | Before the storm,Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,RaceTrack/Speedway | ||
| Sun, 07/24/2011 03:00 PM Injured | 3 of 5 at raceway | 0.0 | U | El Paso County CO USA | at motocross raceway | Before the storm,Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,RaceTrack/Speedway | ||
| Sun, 07/24/2011 03:00 PM Injured | 2 of 5 at raceway | 0.0 | U | El Paso County CO USA | at motocross raceway | Before the storm,Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,RaceTrack/Speedway | ||
| COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) They came to see a car race and got knocked off their feet by lightning. It happened to five people Sunday in El Paso County. The lightning strike hit the Aztec Family Raceway east of Colorado Springs. About 200 people were either watching or participating in the race when the lightning struck. Nobody was hit directly but the bolt injured five people, including a 21-year-old pregnant woman who was sent to the hospital. She has since been released and is expected to be okay. It was definitely an eye-opener about how precious life is, a victim said. Those injured werent even standing close to each other. Medics say some were on the track and others in the parking lot. | ||||||||
| Sun, 07/24/2011 03:00 PM Injured | 4 of 5 at raceway | 0.0 | U | El Paso County CO USA | at motocross raceway | Before the storm,Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,RaceTrack/Speedway | ||
| Sun, 07/24/2011 12:00 PM Injured | Seth Adkins | 0.0 | M | Barboursville WV USA | changing air conditioning filter in basement | Basement,Indirect,Indoors,Kitchen/Appliance | ||
| BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Seth Adkins is a home inspector and has been under thousands of houses. On Sunday, July 24, his air conditioner filter needed to be changed, so under he went. "While I was in the crawl space, it came through the A/C unit," Adkins said, "and hit me while I was changing the filter. It came through my arm and out the back of my neck." Lightning had struck near is home and was transferred through his wiring as he changed the filter. The strike knocked him cold. "I don't know how long I was knocked out," Adkins said, "but my wife came to check on me. I was crawling out of the space, and I was covered in blood around my shoulders and shirt. I must have known something. She said one of the phrases I kept repeating was, 'I took quite a shock. I took quite a shock.' " Lightning can carry 100 million volts of electricity and can be quite deadly. Adkins' kids were nearby. "I was concerned because my kids were in there with me," he said. "I let my son go because he thinks it's neat to go under the house." Adkins' wife took him to the hospital for a CAT scan and some other tests, which all turned out fine. On the following Monday, he was still unsure. "I didn't really know what was going on until I got on Facebook and saw all the prayer requests from my family because of the lightning. This could've been a very different story." | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/23/2011 05:45 PM Injured | 2 o 2 boys | 11.0 | M | Middletown IN USA | at cemetery | Cemetery,Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside | ||
| Children hurt by Henry County lightning strike Updated: Jul 23, 2011 10:34 PM HEADLINES Colts players react to the end of the lockout Disaster status sought for Vermillion, Wayne counties Cathedral's "Breakfast Club" serves needy families City, Children's Museum close to deal on Winona Hospital site Indiana says key I-69 section moves forward Heat concerns extend to car windshields Employers required to monitor heat in workplace Players vote to OK deal to end NFL lockout Super Bowl organizers ready to cancel backup plans Man charged with shooting boy jailed on $100K bond MIDDLETOWN - Police in Henry County are investigating a lightning strike that injured two children Saturday afternoon. The children were reportedly struck by lightning in Miller Cemetery in the 5600 block of West CR 300 North near Middletown around 5:45 p.m. Saturday. The victims, who were both 11 years old, were transported to St. John's Hospital in Anderson. They were later taken to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Their conditions are not available at this time. | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/23/2011 10:00 AM Injured | Kimberly Bridgewood | 0.0 | F | Raynham MA USA | looking out sliding glass doors | Indirect,Indoors | ||
| Raynham woman makes inspiring recovery after being struck by lightning Gets married in rehab facility two weeks after incident Zoom Photos Purchase this photo Wicked Local photo by Ashley McCabe Kimberly Bridgwood, who was struck by lightning in July, shows a picture she made for her sister who passed away recently. « » By Rebecca Hyman Wicked Local Raynham Posted Nov 29, 2011 @ 05:02 PM Last update Nov 29, 2011 @ 06:30 PM Raynham Kimberly Bridgwood was looking out her sliding glass doors at the tranquil pond in her backyard on a wet and windy summer morning thinking about her bridesmaids dresses. It had been thundering and lightning for hours, but she didnt mind. Shed been hoping for rain. It had been a brutally hot, dry July and the tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers and radishes in her garden were thirsty. She never imagined the storm that had finally soaked the ground would change her life forever. The next thing she knew, she was thrown back several feet onto the floor. She felt as though her legs, back and head were on fire. Kimberly Bridgwood, a 38 year-old mother of three, was struck by lightning in her own home on July 23 two weeks before her wedding day. But thats not the end of her story. It was just the beginning of a four-month journey in which she relearned to walk and talk, read and write, a journey on which everything was new to her, from the seasons first snowfall to faces shed known for a lifetime that had been erased from her memory. But instead of recoiling in fear or hopelessness, she has inspired those around her with her determination, positive attitude and remarkable recovery, her husband Jimmy said. The two were married at Radius HealthCare Center in Plymouth on Aug. 7, the exact date they had set before she was injured. A radiant bride in her white lace dress, Kim wasnt allowed to wear fancy shoes, so she decorated her sneakers with pretty little bows. Her father walked her down the aisle, in this case literally, as she rested her weight on him, unable to walk on her own yet. There wasnt a dry eye in the place, Jimmys mother Madeline of Pine Hill Estates in Raynham said. Jimmy and Kims vows were tested before they ever took them. Jimmy said he never, ever thought about canceling the wedding because of Kims injury. The only thing that crossed his mind was to wait until she was well enough to enjoy it. But when she heard that, she thought he was having second thoughts. She told him it was okay and not to worry about her. He knew in that instant it didnt matter if she were well enough to walk down the aisle on her own. What mattered is they be together & for better or worse, in sickness and in health. Our love is so strong. I get better for you, she said. She felt she had something to live for, he said. The lightning that injured Kim, who was living on Carver Road in Plymouth at the time, didnt hit her directly. It was a proximity strike. The firefighters found a singed area in the grass about 75 feet from the house. Thats probably where the fateful bolt hit but theres no way to be sure, Jimmy said. Wherever it struck, it traveled across the ground until it found Kim. She had no entrance or exit wounds, nor any external burns. Jimmy said he was told that meant the lightings current was less than 100,000 amps. Just before the strike, she had been alone in the basement apartment they shared standing barefoot on a throw rug on a concrete floor reinforced with steel bars, a highly conductive material that must have carried the current, Jimmy said. Now she recoils if she sees someone walking around barefoot. Shes convinced rubber-soled shoes might have protected her. Jimmy was upstairs and heard her screaming. When he found her, she was in excruciating pain. After a few minutes, the initial agony was replaced with paralysis. She couldnt feel or move her legs and her speech was impaired. She was transported to Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, where the neurologist said she had suffered a minor trauma, would recover quickly and could go home in the morning, Jimmy said. The diagnosis would have been a relief but it didnt make sense, Jimmy said. Kim couldnt even sign her name. Even more alarming, she didnt know what it meant to sign her name, Jimmy said. As it turned out the doctor was very wrong, Jimmy said. She was eventually diagnosed with transcortical motor aphasia. Her brain injury has affected her memory, speech and cognitive functioning, she said. When Jimmy watched a recent interview with Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who has touched the nation with her heroic struggle to battle back from a gunshot wound to the head, it was like seeing Kims twin, Jimmy said. He recognized the halting speech as well as the indomitable spirit. Kim was sent home from Radius after just a couple of weeks and immediately began to regress, Jimmy said. He knew she needed more intensive rehab but had trouble convincing the insurance company. He was denied again and again but refused to give up. Jimmy has been relentless in getting care for Kim, said Stephen Fraga, a Raynham neighbor and close family friend. They all shudder to think what would have happened to Kim if shed had no one to advocate for her. Jimmy is convinced shed be confined to a wheel chair and unable to communicate effectively. Instead, he eventually succeeded in getting her approved for a stay at Neuro-Rehabilitation Center in Middleboro, which unlike Radius, specializes in brain injuries, and she progressed in leaps and bounds, Jimmy said. While at Neuro, as serious as her own condition was, she took the time to help others, visiting with the patients who seemed most isolated, the ones who were unable to move at all or communicate. The staff began to call her Florence Nightingale and marveled at her extraordinary recovery. When Kim was discharged on Nov. 16, she could once again walk on her own, though still with a noticeable wobble, and speak clearly, though she still omits words the way a young child might, as when she said with a disarming smile, I one smart cookie. Jimmy doesnt know how much more progress Kim will make. He was told to expect very little. But instead, hes open to whatever comes their way. Jimmy said Kim is how he imagines she must have been as a child. But at the same time, she has an old souls wisdom and maturity and is an exceptional judge of character, Fraga said. I think shes going to have a richer life, said Fraga, a retired high school English teacher. She may have forgotten facts and words, but she hasnt forgotten what really matters. Her spiritual, intuitive side is not only unscathed. It seems to have been unleashed, Fraga said. She refuses to call Madeline her mother-in-law. No law, just mom, Kim said. When she heard about the Christmas tradition of exchanging gifts, she asked Why would someone give me present? Its Jesus birthday, not mine. Jimmy and Kim had been planning to write their own vows but when she heard the traditional vows, as if for the first time, to love, honor and cherish, she asked, How you improve on that? How many supposedly normal people can say that? Fraga asked. When Kimberly Bridgwood was 14 years old, she was in a devastating motorcycle accident and was paralyzed from the waist down for two years, Jimmy said. But when she was recently told about the motorcycle accident, which shed forgotten, instead of asking Why do these things keep happening to me? she saw it as a sign of hope. She said, If I can overcome that, I can overcome this. Shes never given up. Shes a miracle, Jimmy said. Copyright 2011 Raynham Call. Some rights reserved Read more: Raynham woman makes inspiring recovery after being struck by lightning - Raynham, MA - Raynham Call http://www.wickedlocal.com/raynham/features/x1042391937/Raynham-woman-makes-inspiring-recovery-after-being-struck-by-lightning#ixzz1f8q9ED1e | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/23/2011 03:21 PM Killed | 1 of 3 | 54.0 | F | Mio MI USA | exiting Au Sable River | N/A | Fresh Water,Ground Strike,Indirect,Near Water,Outside,Water | |
| Read more: Local, Au Sable River Oscoda Lightning, Lightening Kills Two in Oscoda, Fatal Accident in Oscoda, Au Sable River Fatality, Lighting Kills Two in Northern Michigan, Lightening Kills Two Injures One, People Killed Leaving Au Sable River, Lighting Statistics, Lightening Statistics, How many People are Killed by Lighting in Michgian, Fatal Lighting Accident, Oscoda Michigan Lighting Strike Oscoda County law enforcement has reported to the National Weather Service that two people have been killed and one person has been injured after being struck by lightning. Authorities say the people were exiting the Au Sable River near Mio as storms were moving in. The two deceased are 54 year old women from Lewiston. The injured 57 year old man is at Mercy Hospital in Grayling. The report was at 3:21 Saturday afternoon near Mio. No other details are available at this point. | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/23/2011 12:45 AM Injured | woman | 30.0 | F | Plymouth MA USA | Indirect,Indoors | |||
| Woman reportedly struck by lightning in Plymouth By Matt Stout The Enterprise Posted Jul 23, 2011 @ 02:15 PM PLYMOUTH A woman was was taken to the hospital to be evaluated Saturday afternoon after she was reportedly struck by lightning, fire officials said. The woman who officials said was in her 30s but did not identify did not have any obvious injuries, said Deputy Fire Chief Michael Young, and was taken to Jordan Hospital in Plymouth. Young said the fire department got a call at approximately 12:45 p.m. reporting that a woman was struck by lightning at 261 Rear Carver Road. When emergency personnel arrived, there was no damage to the home, and the woman did not appear to be seriously injured, he said. Young theorized that it might have been a proximity strike. It was the most notable of about a dozen calls fire officials received about lightning strikes Saturday as short-lived but violent storms swept through the region. There were a handful of house strikes, including one that started a fire in a wall at 28 Forest Edge shortly after 1 p.m., Young said. Firefighters extinguished it, he said, limiting it to minor damage. Young said no injuries were reported in any of the other instances. Copyright 2011 The Enterprise. Some rights reserved Read more: http://www.enterprisenews.com/archive/x920808249/Woman-reportedly-struck-by-lightning-in-Plymouth#ixzz1SzCkKH5E BOSTON -- A woman was shocked by lightning at her home in Plymouth on Saturday afternoon, fire officials said. The woman was inside her home on Carver Road at about 12:45 p.m. when it was struck. Fire officials said she was shocked by some residual electricity permeating through the home. The woman was taken to Jordan Hospital in Plymouth to be evaluated. Officials said her injuries did not appear to be serious. The strike was one of at least a dozen reported, according to fire officials. At about 1 p.m., a small fire broke out at a home on Forest Edge Road when lightning struck a wall. Another fire, likely caused by the lightning storm, was reported at a home on Curtis Drive a short time later. Damage to both houses were minor. No injuries were reported in either case. Read more: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/28644870/detail.html#ixzz1SzDNfz85 | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/23/2011 06:00 PM Injured | woman on cellphone | 39.0 | F | Columbia MI USA | outside on cellphone | Cell Phone,Outside,Park | ||
| Woman's cellphone struck by lightning Published July 23, 2011 at 9:16 p.m. Updated July 24, 2011 at 2 a.m. ADVERTISEMENT A 39-year-old womans cellphone was struck by lightning just before 6 p.m. yesterday at Cosmo Park, where events for the Show-Me State Games are being held this weekend. A University Hospital ambulance was dispatched to the scene, and the woman was transported to the emergency room to be checked, said Emily Lorenz, marketing and media coordinator of the Show-Me State Games. Lorenz said hospital sources said the woman was not showing any signs or symptoms of being struck by lightning. The womans name is not being released at this time, Lorenz said. Also, Lorenz said she did not know where the phone was or whether the woman was holding it at the time. Games at Cosmo had been stopped because of lightning at the time when the womans cellphone was struck, Lorenz said. Youth male baseball was being held before the delay, she said. | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/23/2011 03:21 PM Killed | Lisa Mann 2 of 3 | 0.0 | F | Mio MI USA | exiting Au Sable River | N/A | Fresh Water,Ground Strike,Indirect,Near Water,Outside,Water | |
| Lewiston women killed by lightning after tubing in Oscoda County Published: Sunday, July 24, 2011, 1:28 PM Updated: Sunday, July 24, 2011, 2:37 PM By LaNia Coleman | The Bay City Times Follow 15 Share Email Print BIG CREEK TOWNSHIP Two Lewiston woman were killed Saturday when lightning struck them as they sought shelter from a storm while tubing on the Au Sable River. Lisa Mann and Cheryl Nickert-Keyser, both 54, were standing near the river bank about 3:30 p.m. when they were struck and killed, said Oscoda County Sheriff Kevin R. Grace. A third person, 57-year-old Robert Mann of Lewiston, also was struck and was in critical condition at St. Marys of Michigan hospital in Saginaw, said Grace. The incident occurred near Cherry Creek Road east of Red Oak Road, he said. | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/23/2011 03:21 PM Injured | Robert Mann 3 of 3 | 57.0 | M | Mio MI USA | exiting Au Sable River | N/A | Critical,Fresh Water,Ground Strike,Indirect,Near Water,Outside,Water | |
| Sat, 07/23/2011 12:45 AM Injured | woman | 30.0 | F | Plymouth MA USA | Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside | |||
| Woman reportedly struck by lightning in Plymouth By Matt Stout The Enterprise Posted Jul 23, 2011 @ 02:15 PM PLYMOUTH A woman was was taken to the hospital to be evaluated Saturday afternoon after she was reportedly struck by lightning, fire officials said. The woman who officials said was in her 30s but did not identify did not have any obvious injuries, said Deputy Fire Chief Michael Young, and was taken to Jordan Hospital in Plymouth. Young said the fire department got a call at approximately 12:45 p.m. reporting that a woman was struck by lightning at 261 Rear Carver Road. When emergency personnel arrived, there was no damage to the home, and the woman did not appear to be seriously injured, he said. Young theorized that it might have been a proximity strike. It was the most notable of about a dozen calls fire officials received about lightning strikes Saturday as short-lived but violent storms swept through the region. There were a handful of house strikes, including one that started a fire in a wall at 28 Forest Edge shortly after 1 p.m., Young said. Firefighters extinguished it, he said, limiting it to minor damage. Young said no injuries were reported in any of the other instances. Copyright 2011 The Enterprise. Some rights reserved Read more: http://www.enterprisenews.com/archive/x920808249/Woman-reportedly-struck-by-lightning-in-Plymouth#ixzz1SzCkKH5E | ||||||||
| Sat, 07/23/2011 05:45 PM Injured | 1 of 2 boys | 11.0 | M | Middletown IN USA | at cemetery | N/A | Cemetery,Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside | |
| Struck By Lightning At Cemetery Boys Recovering at Riley Hospital POSTED: 6:53 pm EDT July 24, 2011 UPDATED: 6:24 am EDT July 25, 2011 MIDDLETOWN, Ind. -- Two 11-year-old boys were hospitalized after being struck by lightning at a cemetery in Middletown, police said. Officials said the boys were visiting Miller Cemetery on County Road 85 North with their parents on Saturday. A storm rolled in, and the family said they saw a bolt of lightning strike the ground where the boys were standing, 6News' Myrt Price reported. Cemetery caretaker Charles Corn said he couldn't believe that the boys survived the strike. "I've never heard of anything like that happening, especially at a grave site. It's very upsetting to the whole community," Corn said. "You never know when lightening is going to strike." Emergency crews rushed the boys to St. Johns Hospital in Anderson. The boys were later transferred to Riley Hospital For Children in Indianapolis, officials said. After the strike, news of the incident spread throughout the small community of Middletown, and residents said they hope the boys will make a full recovery. "We were very sad and shaken by this. We hope and pray the boys will be OK, and our prayers are with the families also," Mary Kay Corn said. Officials did not release the boys' names or their condition. | ||||||||
| Fri, 07/22/2011 12:00 PM Injured | man | 0.0 | M | Charleston WV USA | working on down light pole | Ground Strike,Indirect,Metal,Outside,Power Pole,Work | ||
| 0 Worker Struck By Lightning Posted Friday, July 22, 2011 ; 06:40 PM Updated Friday, July 22, 2011; 07:01 PM The man was rushed to the hospital, but is said to be alert. By Kevin Howell Email | Other Stories by Kevin Howell CHARLESTON -- A worker repairing a light pole that fell over earlier in the day was apparently struck by lightning. That's according to a state Department of Transportation supervisor. The pole had come down earlier in the day, blocking traffic for several hours. The worker told emergency crews he was touching a metal cable when he felt shocked. The incident occurred just as a heavy storm with frequent lightning moved through the area. The worker's name and condition aren't known, but his injuries, if any, aren't believed to be severe | ||||||||
| Fri, 07/22/2011 12:00 PM Injured | man | 0.0 | M | Beachwood OH USA | Burnt,Outside | |||
| BEACHWOOD, OH (WOIO) - Beachwood Firefighters were called out to help a victim that was apparently struck by lightning during the thunderstorms that swept through Northeast Ohio Friday. Witnesses tell 19 Action News it happened on Chagrin Boulevard. They say the man was burned badly by the incident. Fire officials will not release the name of the victim. Copyright 2011 WOIO. All rights reserved. | ||||||||
| Fri, 07/22/2011 06:00 AM Injured | man | 35.0 | M | Grayslake IL USA | loading up to go to job site | Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,Work | ||
| July 22, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Lightning from Friday morning's storms struck a landscape worker just before 6 a.m. in Grayslake. Officials say the man was struck in front of Landscape Concepts at in the 31700-block of North Alleghany. He was part a crew loading up to go a job site when the lightning hit. One of his co-workers says there are lightning rods around the business. "The lightning struck one of our lightning rods and energized the area and shocked him but he was OK. We were able to get him to ambulance and get him taken care of," said the victim's co-worker Phil Moore. The Grayslake fire chief says the 35-year-old victim was transported to Condell Hospital in stable condition Updated: July 23, 2011 2:06AM A 35-year-old man was injured in Grayslake when a lightning bolt struck nearby during Friday mornings storm, but he was ready to go back to work in a few hours. Grayslake Fire Department Deputy Chief Greg Formica said the man touched a gate at Landscape Concepts Management, 31745 N. Alleghany Road, at the same time lightning struck the buildings lightning rod, causing the gate to fling open and hit him the chest. He was pretty sore, he said. The north suburban man was alert and talking when paramedics arrived at the scene and there were no outward signs that he was hit by the lightning. You can still have some effects when it strikes close by, Formica said. The man spent 30 minutes in the emergency room of Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, and then went back to the office ready to work, said Mark Avallone, the companys director of human resources. We told him to go home and calm his wife down. He was ready to go back to work, he said. The victim declined to be interviewed. He was a little shaken up, Avallone said. | ||||||||
| Fri, 07/22/2011 12:00 PM Injured | Britney Wehrle | 11.0 | F | Washington County PA USA | leaving pool | N/A | Bolt out of the blue,Fresh Water,Ground Strike,Indirect,Near Water,Outside,Pool,Water | |
| Girl struck by lightning on sunny day by Stephanie Backus Posted: 07.27.2011 at 10:11 PM savesendprint Stephanie Backus Stephanie is the interactive managing editor for connectmidmissouri.com read more » Become a Fan Follow Stephanie Contact Stephanie Stephanie's feed 1 48 |more Read more: Local, Agriculture, Weather, Bolt from the Blue, Lightning Strikes Girl in Sunny Skies, Girl Recovering from Lightning Strike, Bolt from the Blue Strikes Girl Several Miles Away, Girl Struck by Lightning Several Miles Away, Girl Struck by Lightning on Sunny Day Bolt from the Blue is dangerous lightning that comes from the back end of a storm and can strike an object several miles away. / National Weather Service An 11-year-old Pennsylvania girl is recovering after a lightning strike last Friday. The girl's mother said the sun was shining when her daughter was struck by a bolt from the blue. It was apparently from a storm several miles away. Bolts from the blue are extremely rare, so we asked Chief Meteorologist Chester Lampkin to shine some light on this weather phenomenon. "Lightning on a clear and sunny day is a real and very dangerous phenomenon. These errant strikes of lightning, sometimes called "bolts from the blue" are in fact associated with thunderstorms. It's just you can't see the storm," Lampkin said. "Occasionally lightning strikes emerge from the back side of a thunderstorm cloud, travel a relatively long distance before angling downward to the ground. From the view point of a person near the strike, it would seem the lightning came out of blue skies. In reality, the storm where this deadly bolt comes from may be up to 25 miles away. That's what makes bolts from the blue so dangerous." The National Weather Service recommends waiting at least 30 minutes after the final appearance of lightning before resuming outdoor activity. If someone hears thunder, they should head inside. The 30 minute rule can keep families safe while enjoying the great outdoor activities Mid-Missouri offers. Weather Call also offers a mobile lightning option which gives the user a heads up when lightning enters and exits the area. As always, you can find weather information on KRCG or our website for the latest conditions. 11-Year-Old Girl Struck By Lightning July 27, 2011 9:13 PM Share this 4Share No comments The 11-year-old girl had just gotten out of her familys pool when she was struck by lightning. (Credit: KDKA) Filed Under Local, News, Syndicated Local Related Tags Dr. Thomas Pirosko, Jon Greiner, Lightning, Washington County, Washington Hospital WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) The sky was clear, but an 11-year-old girl was struck by lightning. This happened last Friday in Washington County. The girl had just gotten out of her familys swimming pool and was walking in her backyard. The lightning went in her shoulder and out through her arm which is now broken. More often than not its serious injury such as sudden death or cardiac arrest, Dr. Thomas Pirosko, an emergency room physician at Washington Hospital, said. So, if anyone is struck by lightning, you should obviously call 911 as soon as possible and get to your nearest emergency room. The girls father says they feel very fortunate that she is alive. If you hear thunder, lightning is very likely close by, so seek shelter. Remember, it can hit you coming or going. And if you do hear that lightning, thunder and youre doing activities outside, you need to wait at least a half an hour to resume your activities outside, Dr. Pirosko said. Britney Wehrle was walking with a friend on a sunny, warm day when she was suddenly struck by lightning, even though the sky above her was clear and blue. And while that may sound like a rare or even freakish event, it's not that uncommon for lightning to travel far from its originating cloud, experts say. In some cases, bolts have struck as much as 25 miles from where they originated. Scientists refer to these wayward streaks of electricity as "bolts from the blue," since it often seems as though the lightning comes out of a clear blue sky. HSW: How Lightning Works As 11-year-old Wehrle recovers from a broken arm and a burn mark on her shoulder, it may be a good time to refresh your memory about how to protect yourself from lightning. At the top of the list: Avoid exposing yourself to it. "When thunder roars, go indoors, and stay in there for 30 minutes after you hear the last thunder clap," said Susan Buchanan, spokeswoman for the National Weather Service in Silver Spring, Md., and a member of the agency's lightning safety team. "Lightning is unpredictable," she added. "There's no safe place outdoors in a thunderstorm. If you remain outdoors during a thunderstorm, you are taking a gamble that you won't become one of the statistics." And those statistics are staggering. Every year, according to the National Weather Service, the Earth experiences 16 million thunderstorms. That amounts to an average of 1,800 storms happening at any given moment. Over the course of a year, 25 million bolts strike the ground, usually during thunderstorms but also during intense forest fires, heavy snowstorms, volcanic eruptions, nuclear detonations and large hurricanes. NEWS: Thunder Could Help Track Lightning on Titan Lightning kills an average of 55 people every year, Buchanan said, but it hits and severely injures hundreds more. According to calculations on NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory website, there is a one in 3,000 chance of getting killed or injured by lightning in your lifetime, assuming an average life span of 80 years. The chances of lightning hurting someone close to you is one in 300. To form, lightning requires a specific combination of circumstances, said Vladimir Rakov, an electrical engineer and lightning expert at the University of Florida, Gainesville. The recipe includes hot temperatures on the ground and moist conditions, as well as strong updrafts that propel wet air into the cooler atmosphere, where it condenses and form clouds. With its warmth, humidity and sea breezes that blow off two coasts, Florida experiences more lightning than any other state. But even there, clouds have to get high enough for ice to form, because electrification only happens within clouds that contain water in both its solid and liquid states. As electric charges accumulate inside cloud, sparks start to fly, much like the sparks you sometimes see as you reach for a doorknob after shuffling your feet on a carpet. Some bolts travel within clouds. Others hit the ground. But exactly where a lightning bolt will end up is anyones guess. And often, it ends up in more than one place. PHOTOS: Lightning's Incredible Power A flash of lightning can last for up to a second, Rakov explained, and each flash is usually made up of many strokes. Sometimes, those strokes all follow the same path. But studies show that between one-third and one half of flashes end up sending bolts to multiple end-points. Why that happens isn't completely clear. One theory is that the first few strokes create a charge that repels subsequent strokes, diverting them elsewhere. Scientists also know that bolts can emerge from the side of a cloud and they may then travel for miles through long horizontal channels before eventually striking ground. Whatever the cause, bolts from the blue can, on rare occasions, be deadly. The best thing people can do to avoid getting hit is to be vigilant of weather forecasts. If the radar shows storms approaching, Buchanan said, postpone outdoor activities. If you're outside and you hear thunder, go inside right away. And a pavilion doesn't count. Lightning can come in through the sides or travel through the ground. WATCH VIDEO: Do you have a calling as an Extreme Storm Surveyor? There are only two absolutely safe places to be during a thunderstorm. One is in a metal car. The other is in a house with a roof, four walls, and plumbing and electric systems that can absorb the electricity of a lightning strike. Once youre inside, don't touch anything that's plugged into the wall. And stay away from sinks, bathtubs, showers, even toilets. Electricity travels efficiently through water and metal. In a car, dont fiddle with the radio. Buchanan couldn't emphasize enough her urgent advice to get inside as soon as you hear thunder. The majority of people who get struck, she said, had just waited too long before heading toward safety. If you're camping in the wilderness and inside is not an option, stay away from tall isolated trees. Get off of hills and ridgelines in favor of low-lying areas -- though you should also watch out for flash flooding. Unfortunately, tents offer no protection from lightning. "A lot of times people who are outside run for trees because they are more concerned about getting wet," Buchanan said. "But that makes them more vulnerable." | ||||||||
| Fri, 07/22/2011 08:00 PM Injured | Stephen Snuffer | 62.0 | M | Cool Ridge WV USA | hit thru skylight | Burnt,Ground Strike,Indirect,Indoors,Window | ||
| Last night, July 22, my father, Stephen Snuffer, Age 62,(coincidentally his birthday) was struck by lightning in his Cool Ridge WV, Raleigh County home. The lightning struck through the sky lite of his home and hit his leg. He has a nasty burn but doesn't feel he should go to hospital because he has no insurance .He was just diagnosed w diabetes and used his last few dollars at that visit last week. I am deeply concerned of damage he could have elsewhere from the lightning. I have heard horror stories. Can you give me some information to convince him to seek medical care. I will take him if I can convince him. this is by no means a joke. I started googling lightning striking people for more info and found your site. Thank you Concerned Daughter S. Geneseo | ||||||||
| Fri, 07/22/2011 06:00 AM Injured | man | 0.0 | M | Grayslake IL USA | loading up to go to job site | Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,Work | ||
| July 22, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Lightning from Friday morning's storms struck a landscape worker just before 6 a.m. in Grayslake. Officials say the man was struck in front of Landscape Concepts at in the 31700-block of North Alleghany. He was part a crew loading up to go a job site when the lightning hit. One of his co-workers says there are lightning rods around the business. "The lightning struck one of our lightning rods and energized the area and shocked him but he was OK. We were able to get him to ambulance and get him taken care of," said the victim's co-worker Phil Moore. The Grayslake fire chief says the 35-year-old victim was transported to Condell Hospital in stable condition | ||||||||
| Tue, 07/19/2011 06:00 PM Killed | David Toy | 62.0 | M | Middletown PA USA | in yard | Outside,Yard | ||
| Pa. man apparently killed by lightning Published: July 20, 2011 at 12:43 AM Comments (0)EmailPrintListen Advertisement MIDDLETOWN, Pa., July 20 (UPI) -- A man found dead in his yard Tuesday in a Philadelphia suburb appears to have been struck by lightning, Pennsylvania State Police said. David Toy, 62, of Middletown, was pronounced dead by emergency workers just after 6 p.m. EDT, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. A neighbor said she heard a loud burst of thunder right around that time. Louise Lorenz said she was in her house and did not see what was happening outside. "It scared us," she said. "It was so close." The Philadelphia area was hit by thunderstorms late Tuesday afternoon after a day of oppressive heat and humidity, with temperatures in the 90s. The Delaware County Medical Examiner's Office is expected to do an autopsy Wednesday, KYW-TV, Philadelphia, reported Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/07/20/Pa-man-apparently-killed-by-lightning/UPI-44581311137035/#ixzz1SdvfebFi | ||||||||
| Tue, 07/19/2011 12:00 PM Killed | 3 killed 2 injured | 0.0 | U | Korkino Russia | under an umbrella | Outside,Umbrella | ||
| Lightning strike kills three, injures two in Russias Chelyabinsk Oblast 19 JULY 2011 59 VIEWS NO COMMENT BY: BNO NEWS KORKINO, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- Three people were killed on Tuesday when a group of people hiding under an umbrella were struck by lightning in Russia's Chelyabinsk Oblast, local media reported on Wednesday. The accident happened in the town of Korkino as a thunderstorm moved over the region, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. It said a group of five people was using an umbrella for shelter after they had taken a swim in a nearby pond. The report said a lightning strike struck the top of the umbrella, instantly killing two men and a women. The two other people, a mother and her 13-year-old daughter, were taken to an area hospital with critical injuries. Earlier this month, on July 10, at least seven people were killed and others were injured when a lightning strike caused rocks to slide down a hill in northern Pakistan. And late last month, 18 children were killed and 36 others were injured when lightning struck a primary school in the Kiryadongo district of Uganda. According to a 2008 study by researchers Holle and Lopez for Finnish company Vaisala, lightning strikes each year kill an estimated 24,000 people and injure more than 240,000 others. (Copyright 2011 by BNO News B.V. All rights reserved. Info: sales@bnonews.com.) | ||||||||
| Mon, 07/18/2011 12:00 PM Injured | Braedin Hinkley (son) 2 of 2 | 10.0 | M | Shelby County KY USA | N/A | During the storm,fishing,Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside,Taking Shelter | ||
| Police in Shelby County say lightning struck two people during a storm Sunday evening. It happened along Bagdad Road around 7 p.m. Shelby County dispatch says one person was taken to a hospital in Frankfort, the other to a hospital in Louisville. Officials have not released the names of the victims and no other details are available. | ||||||||
| Mon, 07/18/2011 12:00 PM Killed | 3 killed | 0.0 | U | Rajkot Gujarat India | ||||
| Lightning kills three in Gujarat PTI | 03:07 PM,Jul 18,2011 Rajkot, Jul 18 (PTI) Three persons including a woman, were killed in lightning as heavy rains lashed Saurashtra region of Gujarat since yesterday, police said today. Pala Kodiyatar (45) was killed when lightning struck him in Billeshwar town of Porbandar district, they said. In a similar incident, Jayesh Vasava (33) was killed in Jetalsar town of Rajkot district. Also, a woman identified as Vasant Vekariya (30) was working in a field when she was struck by lightning in Nagvadar town of Rajkot, police said. Two others sustained burn injuries due to lightning. The entire Saurashtra region received moderate to hevy rains in past 24 hours, MET sources said | ||||||||
| Mon, 07/18/2011 12:00 PM Killed | 12 killed | 0.0 | U | Uttar Pradesh India | ||||
| 12 killed as lightning strikes in UP July 18, 2011 Age Correspondent Lucknow a a a SHARE EMAIL PRINT Twelve persons have died during the past 24 hours due to lightning and thunderstorm while over a dozen persons have been injured in various parts of the Uttar Pradesh. According to reports reaching here, five persons died in Allahabad, four in Sonebhadra and three in Barabanki district. The injured persons have been admitted to various hospitals. In Allahabad, in Khania village, a farmer was working in the fields when lightning struck. Apart from the farmer Sudarshan, Reena (15), Shrawan (15), Dharmendra (16) and Dhaneshwar died on the spot while seven others received burn injuries and have been hospitalised. * | ||||||||
| Mon, 07/18/2011 12:00 PM Injured | Shad Hinkley (father) 1 of 2 | 0.0 | M | Shelby County KY USA | walking back to truck with fishing rod | N/A | During the storm,fishing,Ground Strike,Outside,Taking Shelter | |
| Lightning strike leaves father and son recovering Posted: Jul 18, 2011 6:12 PM Updated: Jul 18, 2011 6:45 PM By Maira Ansari - bio | email Shad Hinkley and Braedin Hinkley (Source; Hinkley family) Gene Wilder SHELBY COUNTY, KY (WAVE) - A fishing trip takes a terrifying turn and a father and son are recovering. A lightning strike sent them to the hospital. The youngest victim's grandmother told us 10-year-old Braedin Hinkley is expected to be okay. He was released from the hospital Monday. It was his father, Shad Hinkley, who was hit by the lightning strike in Shelby County. Shad is still in the hospital in Frankfort. Both father and son tried to go fishing with Gene Wilder on Wilder's property off of Bagdad Road on Sunday. 'They went out made a couple casts and it started lightning real bad and came back to the truck," said Wilder. "He was just walking along and carrying his pole. BANG! That lightning, it was like a bomb went off." Wilder says a lightning strike hit Shad and knocked him to the ground, his son Braedin was right next to him. Wilder knew Shad was hit bad. "He went down and I jumped out of the truck and of course he was out for probably out for 3 to 5 minutes," said Wilder. "He come to and looked around and said what happened? Where am I at? What's going on? And said man, I can't feel my legs and I can't walk. I said everything will be okay." Wilder called 911 and got Shad and his son in his car. Family members told WAVE 3 that Braedin only had a headache and was released from the Kosair Children's Hospital after careful observation. His father is still recovering. Shad's ear drum was ruptured, his fingers were burnt, and is in quite a bit of pain. Wilder says it could have been a lot worse. "It's a miracle from God that he is alive," said Wilder. "You are right, miracle from God." Family members tell WAVE 3 they hope Shad will be released from the hospital Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, 1 in 700,000 people are struck by lightning and only 10 percent of people die. Copyright 2011 WAVE News. All rights reserve SHELBYVILLE, Ky. A man and his son have survived being struck by lightning while fishing. Shad Hinkley's fishing pole was reduced to strands of fiberglass by the strike Sunday as Hinkley and his 10-year-old son Braedin fished at a friend's farm pond in Shelby County, east of Louisville. Shad Hinkley's friend Gene Wilder told WAVE-TV Hinkley and his son were walking to a truck after a storm approached when the strike occurred. Wilder said Shad Hinkley was unconscious for a few minutes and then was disoriented. The boy was released from Kosair Children's Hospital after observation. The father has now been released from a hospital and is recovering from burns on his hand and a ruptured ear drum. | ||||||||
| Mon, 07/18/2011 12:00 PM Injured | Ian Hett | 0.0 | M | Royal Gorge Bridge NM USA | on bridge | Bridge,Ground Strike,Indirect,Metal Railing,Outside,Raining | ||
| Hi, my name is Ian Hett and I was struck by lightning yesterday in new Mexico. My family was stopping at the royal gorge bridge when it started to sprinkle, so, stupidly, we thought we had better hurry to get some good pictures. We started walking out on the bridge. I was about 20-30 yards in front of everyone else when bam, I lost consciousness for a second and came to falling to the ground. I heard what sounded like the second half of the thunder but had no idea what happened, my family saw me and quickly asked if I was okay. They got hit very little, I think it jumped from the railing on the side of the bridge, and must have hit a lot closer to me. I'm glad to still be here today! Ian Hett | ||||||||
| Mon, 07/18/2011 07:00 PM Injured | 2 of 2 (daughter) | 0.0 | F | Moore Township PA USA | outside | Ground Strike,Indirect,Outside | ||
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