The last few days we've had some pretty intense thunderstorms pass through our area of the Ozarks. This is actually the 2nd lightning strike I've experienced in the two years I've been living on the mountain where I'm at.
During the storm the other night I was in the kitchen when the bolt hit. It was so close and so loud we thought it struck one of the trees outside the house. The first thing I thought was that it struck right outside the kitchen window. Amazingly enough we didn't lose power. It was a bright flash and the sound of a poping explosion. Thunder so loud it makes your body convulse for a moment like you are experiencing a short seizure. It sure shook the Hell out of me that was for sure. I love storms!!!
When the storm died down I immediately went out to investigate the property around the house looking for a tree that had been struck. I didn't find any signs of a lightning strike. Sure enough that was because it struck a tree directly across from our pond on the end of our property. I want to estimate that the tree and pond are 500 to 600 feet away from the house. So it took us a few days before we finally found where that lightning hit.
As you can see the bolt blew apart the top section of the tree bringing down this big branch.
The bolt split the trunk of the tree all the way down the middle.
The other side. You can see the crack going all the way down.
There was no stripe like you would normally see going all the way down the tree. It was like the bolt hit the top of the tree and then just came down striking the center of the tree where both halves came together splitting the trunk in half like so. Crazy shit! I love nature! Amazing how lightning bolts are so powerful they can split the trunk of a mighty oak tree in half like this. I'm sure this tree will be dead now in a few weeks.
As always I'm Theo aka Rainbow Man and here is the PROOF!!!
PROOF of lightning strike.
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