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Offline mackbig

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lightning vs beer tent not good
« on: July 16, 2012, 08:17:27 AM »
Several rounds of intense lightning t storms yesterday.  No wind really that I saw or experienced, but lots of energy.

This happened just east of my place.   Beer tent is not a good place to ride out an electrical storm.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/07/15/toronto-whitby-lightning-strike.html
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/crime/article/1226752--scores-injured-as-lighting-strikes-tent-at-whitby-ribfest

Most of Southern Ontario was under a T storm Watch (not Warn...) at the time.

At least no one died.

Andrew
« Last Edit: July 16, 2012, 08:26:29 AM by mackbig »

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