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Other physical injury can be caused by objects damaged or thrown by the lightning strike. For example, lightning striking a nearby tree may vaporize sap, and the steam explosion often causes bark and wood fragments to be explosively ejected. Lightning strikes can also induce a transient paralysis known as 'keraunoparalysis'. [3]
The Plymouth Fire Department said they received a call from a neighbor shortly before 1 p.m. on May 23 to report that a nearby house was on fire after being struck by lightning.
The odds of being struck by lightning for over the period of 80 years have been roughly estimated as 1:10000. [12] If the lightning strikes were independent events, the probability of being hit seven times would be (1:10000) 7 = 1:10 28 or 1 in 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (1 in 10 octillion). These numbers do not quite apply to ...
People can and do get struck by lightning while they are indoors. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says, "If a bolt strikes your house or a nearby power line, it can travel into ...
Shortly after the first call, crews were also dispatched at 4:34 p.m. to another house in the 400 block of 7th Avenue South. The incident was caused by a power surge from an indirect lightning strike.
A lightning strike or lightning bolt is a lightning event in which an electric discharge takes place between the atmosphere and the ground. Most originate in a cumulonimbus cloud and terminate on the ground, called cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning.
The overall risk of being struck by lightning is very low, with odds of one in 15,300 of being hit in your lifetime (defined as 80 years), according to the National Weather Service.
Buildings or tall structures hit by lightning may be damaged as the lightning seeks unimpeded paths to the ground. By safely conducting a lightning strike to the ground, a lightning protection system, usually incorporating at least one lightning rod , can greatly reduce the probability of severe property damage.