Man stuck by lighting filling a propane tank in a RV Park.
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First.. one glaring error in all this. Lightning does not, far as I know strike the ground.. You see the earth is "Negative ground" and current flows from Negative to Positive, so lightning strikes the SKY from the ground.
But,, This I will say: Often if you are in an area that is about to enjoy a "Strike" you will have warning.. now the lesser animals know about that warning adn get the blazes out of the area (usually) I've had training so in THEORY know to take steps to protect myself.. Clearly the pumper did not.
Every spring, just before Tornado season NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) Conducts WEATHER SPOTTER classes all over the place. Often free, and often hosted by local Ham Radio clubs... Even if you are NOT a ham, and do not plan on becoming a weather spotter.. I highly suggest these classes.
How important are weather spotters (Should you so decide) When I was in school (1960's)_ a killer tornado hit just south of where i lived.. We had smaller tornados closer to home (As in within 3 miles)... These storms hit just AFTER the weather service signaled "All clear".
Since the Weather Spotter service has been in place we have had many storms as bad or even worse than those storms (it was a group of tornadoes) Proerty damage has been as high or higher.. BUT loss of life .. Far far lower.
In one case.. I saw video of a tornado which hit a factory in OHIO. they had a Weather alert radio so when the alarm went off, they shut down and headed for the storm celler.. When the all-clear sounded they came back up and found NOTHING.
NO factory
No machines
NO cars (Just one big block chevy engine)
NOTHING. it has all been wiped out
Total injured or killed: ZERO
But,, This I will say: Often if you are in an area that is about to enjoy a "Strike" you will have warning.. now the lesser animals know about that warning adn get the blazes out of the area (usually) I've had training so in THEORY know to take steps to protect myself.. Clearly the pumper did not.
Every spring, just before Tornado season NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) Conducts WEATHER SPOTTER classes all over the place. Often free, and often hosted by local Ham Radio clubs... Even if you are NOT a ham, and do not plan on becoming a weather spotter.. I highly suggest these classes.
How important are weather spotters (Should you so decide) When I was in school (1960's)_ a killer tornado hit just south of where i lived.. We had smaller tornados closer to home (As in within 3 miles)... These storms hit just AFTER the weather service signaled "All clear".
Since the Weather Spotter service has been in place we have had many storms as bad or even worse than those storms (it was a group of tornadoes) Proerty damage has been as high or higher.. BUT loss of life .. Far far lower.
In one case.. I saw video of a tornado which hit a factory in OHIO. they had a Weather alert radio so when the alarm went off, they shut down and headed for the storm celler.. When the all-clear sounded they came back up and found NOTHING.
NO factory
No machines
NO cars (Just one big block chevy engine)
NOTHING. it has all been wiped out
Total injured or killed: ZERO
