Originally posted by mattb123 I was even a little hesitant to go on the porch at its peak! For a while it was coming from multiple directions. Definitely a time to be safe at home!
Yes. Dangerous stuff, sometimes in unexpected ways. Probably twice I've posted the story of time the family was getting out of the car to look at a canyon that was guarded by a chain-link fence with a thunderstorm off to the south (flash, count one-two-three-four-BOOM). Then suddenly, the fence began to crackle and pop, sending three or four inch (7.5~10cm) sparks off onto nearby foliage. We retreated to the car. Perhaps not enough voltage to be deadly, but that much current would leave a nasty burn and jolt your brain. The storm was nowhere near atop us, but the atmosphere all around must have been charged with electricity. Scary