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ALWAYS expect the unexpected! - Magical Realist - May 8, 2026
Incredible lightning strike montage!
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1248274705693701
RE: ALWAYS expect the unexpected! - C C - May 10, 2026
Not a nice situation to be in the middle of nowhere and have the water and one's boat struck. And a new source for the origin of potholes -- lightning blowing a chunk out of the asphalt. In contrast, have seen several trees with missing strips of bark running down their sides. And one once that was completely obliterated, chunks scattered all over the countryside. Not even a decent stump remaining.
RE: ALWAYS expect the unexpected! - Magical Realist - May 10, 2026
When I was in the Navy and stationed at the NAS in Kingsville Tx there was hole in one of the runways that always got struck by lightning during a storm. It was the first time I'd ever heard of lightning striking the ground in the same spot.