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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(10,478 posts) Tue Mar 7, 2023, 01:54 AM Mar 2023

lightening turns tree into splinters

https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/comments/11kkl2t/to_enjoy_her_day_outside/

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lightening turns tree into splinters (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2023 OP

Damn I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2023 #1

That reminds me of the damage tornadoes do. Haggard Celine Mar 2023 #2

There is hope. twodogsbarking Mar 2023 #3

Holy moley, she is lucky she was on her porch and not out in the yard; she would have been Ziggysmom Mar 2023 #4

Wow Emile Apr 2023 #5

Norfolk Island Pines onethatcares May 2023 #6

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,952 posts)

1. Damn

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 02:33 AM

Mar 2023

Would have jumped out of my skin if I was there .shit.

Haggard Celine

(17,044 posts)

2. That reminds me of the damage tornadoes do.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 05:18 AM

Mar 2023

I once saw a tree after the tornado had passed. Embedded in the tree were pine needles, sticking straight out. I know the OP isn't about lighting, but it does make you think about 'acts of God.' Every once in a while nature reminds us who's really in charge.

twodogsbarking

(12,271 posts)

3. There is hope.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2023, 07:02 AM

Mar 2023

The state of Florida ranks highest for lightning density, with an average of 109.84 lightning strikes per square kilometer last year. The state of Texas ranks highest for the total number of lightning strikes, with 27,696,688 strikes last year.