behold the power

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by tommy @ 6:05 pm

Witnesses say that one of the people struck by lightning over on Clearwater Beach was lifted up by the bolt, and thrown back down into the gulf.

It’s never a good idea to mess with Sticks of Fire.

Tags: lightning, tampa, weather

2 Responses to “behold the power”

  1. r* Says:

    Excellent!

  2. Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog » Says:

    [...] Right about now, our friends in Miami are dealing with Tropical Storm Katrina. The Bucs/Dolphins game may be postponed (that happened last year, too). No, tropical force winds are not as damaging as a hurricane, but don’t underestimate the power of objects thrown at 59 mph. Not to mention the lightning aka Sticks of Fire. The slow moving storm is expected to dump a bunch of rain all over South Florida. Those folks in Polk County really don’t need it. [...]

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