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Offline Harryca

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Lightning Kills Cows
« on: June 29, 2015, 06:53:32 PM »
Not even the cows are immune to lightning.

•Richton [Perry Co, MS] BROADCAST MEDIA reports LIGHTNING at 27 Jun, 7:00 PM CDT -- 23 COWS, NINE YEARLINGS AND ONE BULL WERE KILLED BY LIGHTNING SATURDAY NIGHT. ESTIMATED COST OF 60K. TIME ESTIMATED.

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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2015, 07:04:28 PM »
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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2015, 07:13:38 PM »
Not even the cows are immune to lightning.

•Richton [Perry Co, MS] BROADCAST MEDIA reports LIGHTNING at 27 Jun, 7:00 PM CDT -- 23 COWS, NINE YEARLINGS AND ONE BULL WERE KILLED BY LIGHTNING SATURDAY NIGHT. ESTIMATED COST OF 60K. TIME ESTIMATED.
Hopefully no more than medium-rare. :-P

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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2015, 07:25:01 PM »
Lightning Safety Awareness Week just ended. Cattle never listen. If that many cattle could die in 1 strike  :shock: image what could happen at ballgame or some other large gathering like concert.
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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2015, 08:20:01 PM »
Lightning Safety Awareness Week just ended. Cattle never listen. If that many cattle could die in 1 strike  :shock: image what could happen at ballgame or some other large gathering like concert.
Yeah, but they were probably standing under a tree. :roll:
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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2015, 08:25:05 PM »
I'm sure they were under a tree. My memory of Mississippi, finding a place without trees was near impossible except along the Gulf.
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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2015, 01:26:41 AM »
Is there no place you can yell "All Gods are Bastards" anymore?

Seriously, my uncle was hit by lightning on a tractor back around 2000.  He was not a fond uncle, but I won't go into that.  Still, it's a heck of a way to go.  The officials at that the time suspected foul play the way his fingertips were missing.  Unfortunately lightning can be very nasty.
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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2015, 02:44:32 AM »
2 people died here last week in two different strikes.




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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2015, 08:45:38 AM »
Actually cows are more susceptible to lightning death due to their four-legged configuration. Ground currents can pass from the front legs through the cow's body and return via the rear legs.

People tend to think in terms of getting struck directly by the bolt, but there are significant currents passing through the ground where lightning has hit.

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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2015, 10:35:50 AM »
While not common, we have been paid more than once on a lightning claim by insurance we keep on our herd.  Fortunately, losses have been low over the years despite several very intense storms that pass through here each year.

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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2016, 08:14:23 AM »
I my knowledge, lighting kills many animals (Not only animals but human also) number of times. All these are just a horrible incidence of my life.
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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2016, 08:32:06 AM »
When you see something like this-anything in the area is in trouble.

This could not be far from Aardvark

This was on twitter

Check this out! Overnight, lightning struck at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club. Photo: Rick Tegtmeier #IAwx
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnNiem6VIAE6SWC.jpg



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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2016, 08:49:19 AM »
Yeah, you are right, this is very small crack in earth, while I saw this happens in front of me, at that time there was raining and after lighting it was near about 2.5 meter long hone in earth.
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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2016, 11:53:09 AM »
A Fulgurite ant-hill!

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Re: Lightning Kills Cows
« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2016, 02:35:02 PM »
I my knowledge, lighting kills many animals (Not only animals but human also) number of times. All these are just a horrible incidence of my life.


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