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Photographer |
Rick Murray, Warren County
EMA |
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Date taken |
April 12, 2007 |
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Location |
Near Franklin, Ohio (Warren
County)
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Event |
Lightning damage |
Additional notes
When lightning struck
the roof of this home, its current traveled through the electrical
wiring and caused this socket to blow out.
Related NWS Product:
Special Weather Statement
(for frequent cloud to ground lightning)
Safety Note: While the interior of a home or office provides some
safety in an electrical storm, it is important to avoid anything that is
in contact with the electrical wiring or plumbing fixtures because they
easily conduct the lightning's deadly current. In fact, lightning
can travel long distances through telephone and electrical wiring, and
it doesn't have to hit a home for it's current to reach inside.
For this reason, telephone use is the leading cause of indoor
lightning-related injuries. Never use the telephone or any device
plugged into the wall during a thunderstorm (cordless phones and cell
phones are ok).
Be aware that the National Weather Service does not issue warnings for
lightning, no matter how frequent it is. This because all
thunderstorms produce lightning,
and any bolt could be fatal. For this reason,
it is important that all thunderstorms be taken seriously, and that
precautions be taken any time thunder is heard.
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