Killer Lightning Strikes

I never was much afraid of lightning until I moved to Florida and experienced my first couple of afternoon summer thunderstorms (which seem more intense on the Gulf Coast for some reason). Now I really don't like to be outside when the sky is rumbling. Why? Kevin Deutsch of the...

By Bob Norman

April 27, 2006

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I never was much afraid of lightning until I moved to Florida and experienced my first couple of afternoon summer thunderstorms (which seem more intense on the Gulf Coast for some reason). Now I really don't like to be outside when the sky is rumbling. Why? Kevin Deutsch of the Palm Beach Post does a terrific job of answering that question, right down to the spitting yellow sparks.

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