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Weasel

Toasty Lightning

Post by Weasel »

Odd for lightning to set houses on fire twice in one day..let alone in different areas and at different times during that day:) Both reports are from NE IA.

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NWUS53 KARX 260145
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
845 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2005

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0250 AM LIGHTNING 2 N MONONA 43.08N 91.39W
06/25/2005 ALLAMAKEE IA LAW ENFORCEMENT

A LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSED A HOUSE TO CATCH ON FIRE

0740 PM LIGHTNING STRAWBERRY POINT 42.68N 91.54W
06/25/2005 CLAYTON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT

A LIGHTNING STRIKE SET A HOUSE ON FIRE


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JEFFB

The Des Moines Iowa NWS office also had to deal with a bolt yesterday morning......some person must be doing something wrong in Iowa:)

Pat
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