Damaging Lightning Strike

This lightning strike caused about $2,000 in damages.

At 34 seconds into the clip you will hear a snapping sound and see a lightning strike. The snapping sound ocurred a split second before we see the strike. That's because this was a multi-forked strike. The strike we see was about a mile directly in front of the camera, the other fork hit a pole a few hundred feet behind the camera. The charge traveled through the cable line into the house.

The snapping we heard was the destruction of my cable amplifier. I also lost several other electronic devices inside the house.

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• Lightning
• thunderstorm
• storm

[122derek]

didn't you have surge protectors?

[FatLane]

@122derek - Yes I had surge protectors. The electrical plugs and telephone were plugged into them.

The lightning didn't come through the electric or phone. It came through the cable television line - Through the cable modem, through the router to all the computers.

[rockstarmonster90]

Were was this at?

[FatLane]

@rockstarmonster90 - This was in San Diego (county), CA

[csengeri]

Very good sound quality!

[FatLane]

@csengeri - Thanks csengeri... And I'm a fan of your thunder clips over at Freesound. I've got some other thunder clips there as well.

[MysticDreamX]

Love the sound of your cam !

[TheEliminator1992]

at the beginning, for some skinny ass bolts, they make alot of noise.

[spg1211]

was that crack in your house by this lightning?

[somprsn2525]

yea whats that snaping noise?

[EagleTalons1]

Around 0:33 when I saw the strike I heard a *click* what was it? I work 2nd shift and sleep through some of the day so my windows are covered to make my room dark so I can sleep, funny thing is during a storm I can't see the lightning but can hear the thunder and I can tell when there is going to be a really loud bang when I hear my battery backup / surge protector make a *click* sound do to the disruption in power caused by a near by lightning strike.

[scootika]

áljo!klépoujh!

[xxxdarkheartedboixxx]

did it hit the house to the right?

[weirdalfan1980]

That damaging strike, is closer then a mile, the second to mile conversion is 5 seconds to 1 mile lightning to thunder. That was about 1 second so 1/5th of a mile away roughly

[DocterLOLer]

Wow. I can't wait till I get to see lightning and hear thunder like that again... I love thunderstorms. :D

[bflatism]

umm no offense, but I didn't see anything. When did it happen?

[dafou971]

@bamaslamma1003 Waoowh !! I think that made you afraid !! XD lool

[destroycamero2]

dude that is awesome