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Miami: Lightning kills man beneath cloudless sky

Tere Figueras Negrete and Luisa Yanez
Miami Herald
Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:53 UTC
With no rain or even clouds to warn him of the danger, death came literally out of the blue Thursday to a self-employed landscaper. The killer was a powerful bolt of lightning that cracked through perfectly clear skies.

David Canales, 41, of West Miami-Dade, was on the job at a Pinecrest home when the bolt hit. It first seared a tree, then traveled and struck Canales, standing nearby.

Experts said Canales was killed by a weather phenomenon fittingly called a ''bolt from the blue'' or ''dry lightning'' because it falls from clear, blue skies. He was pronounced dead at South Miami Hospital.
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India: 40 Foot Crater 'Caused by Lightning': Locals Report Headaches and Nausea


Chennaionline
Sat, 26 May 2007 14:12 UTC
Smoke and flame are found emanating from a 40-feet long and two feet wide crater, caused by lightning which struck last afternoon at Talaikuda village on the outskirts of Udhagamandalam.

According to official sources, nearly 300 eucalyptus trees were burnt, following the lightning, which hit the area, and big crater was formed.

The smoke, which was found last evening, continued emanating heavily today and a flame was visible deep below eight feet, the sources said.
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Powerful monsoon storms knock out power in Yuma

Associated Press Writer
Associated Press
Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:49 UTC
About 600 people remained without power Sunday morning following powerful monsoon thunderstorms that rolled through Yuma.



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Lightning flashes above Maricopa, Ariz. Saturday night.

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Floods cut off villages in Romania


AP
Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:11 UTC
Rain-swollen rivers overflowed Sunday in Romania, killing at least one man, cutting off around 2,000 people in several villages and forcing the evacuation of tourists.

A 15-year-old boy also died in the southern village of Visina after he was struck by lightning while grazing cattle in the village fields, local authorities were quoted by state news agency Rompres as saying.
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Oklahoma: Storm blows in trouble for Chouteau

Sommer Woodward
Pryor Daily Times
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:23 UTC
Students at the Chouteau Elementary and Middle School were evacuated to buses Friday afternoon when a burning odor was discovered in a classroom during the thunderstorm.

Principal Steve Boone said he doesn't know for sure if lightning was the culprit, but he suspects lightning struck the building.

During the storm, Boone said despite a loud boom was heard over the normal thunder claps. Immediately following the boom, a burning plastic odor was smelled in a middle school classroom.
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Severe weather kills 50 in Yemen


UPI
Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:36 UTC
Fifty people are dead as a result of violent weather that has raged across Yemen since early this month, KUNA reported Saturday.

The Yemeni Interior Ministry said seven died and scores were injured when heavy rain and floods drenched western Yemen Saturday.

Lightning also killed nine people from the same family in Rimma.
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Gigantic Lightning-like Jets over Oklahoma


SpaceWeather.com
Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:32 UTC
Think of them as sprites on steroids: Gigantic Jets are lightning-like discharges that spring from the top of thunderstorms, reaching all the way from the thunderhead to the ionosphere 50+ miles overhead. They are enormous and powerful.



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Ohio: Storms bring evacuations, warnings, lightning, cancellation


Associated Press
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:34 UTC
Thunderstorms that hit Ohio on Monday brought flooding, tornado warnings and lightning that apparently struck a 911 center in northwest Ohio.

The 911 center in Defiance County lost use of the equipment that automatically locates where calls are originating. No problems were reported due to the loss of the equipment.

Low-lying roads throughout northwest Ohio were closed because of flooding, including state routes in Defiance, Fulton and Seneca counties.

Toledo officials said some areas received as much as 4 to 5 inches of rain since Saturday.
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UK: Kent storms lead to major disruption


BBC
Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:29 UTC
Overnight storms led to flooding in Kent, road closures, and major railway disruption for commuters during the morning rush hour.

Kent fire crews received more than 70 calls after the floods. In Canterbury, the council delivered sandbags to 30 homes and pumped water from a car park.



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Kent fire crews received more than 70 calls after the downpours


Southeastern railway services were hit by cancellations after lightning hit a signal box in the Folkestone area.

And roads were closed in Dover, Hawkinge, and Alkham, Kent Police said.
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New Jersey: Lightning kills matron of honor before wedding


Associated Press
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:25 UTC
A woman who was to serve as the matron of honor at her best friend's wedding was struck by lightning and killed during the rehearsal dinner on the eve of the ceremony.

Cindy Osler, 45, had gone outside the restaurant with the best man Friday night to check their car windows when she was hit by a bolt of lightning in this central New Jersey town.
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