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Offline Weather Spares

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Lightning Network Closest Strike
« on: August 02, 2014, 02:06:17 PM »
It seems as though I have the closest located strike in the European network of 0.1km - I remember it well as the whole house rattle straight after the flash :(

Anyone else have this hair raising (literally) close record?
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Re: Lightning Network Closest Strike
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2014, 04:37:32 PM »
Stan Buckler (we miss you Stan!  :-( ) had a really  close strike.

http://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=18501.msg178624#msg178624

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