Lightening

[chesters1]

Was so close to a strike one day (it must have diverted above me to crooksbury aerial ,it was just a very loud crack and the smell of ozone ,i retreated to the relative safety of my shed and a cup of tea

[corydoras]

Was so close to a strike one day (it must have diverted above me to crooksbury aerial ,it was just a very loud crack and the smell of ozone ,i retreated to the relative safety of my shed and a cup of tea

I remember one night a bolt struck the tarmac road just in front of my old flat in France. It knocked a lump the size of a soup plate out of the road surface.

[RUDD]

Well, yoor in the right plerce for lightnun bor

 

Conversation early one morning in my uncle's milking parlour (north Norfolk)

 

1st cowhand "Did ya hare thet lightnun last night John ?"

 

2nd cowhand (quick-witted chap) "Oh-ah, and saw the thunder"

Oy,I live in the right side of the Waveney, you know, the bottom Alf of it!

[RUDD]

Was so close to a strike one day (it must have diverted above me to crooksbury aerial ,it was just a very loud crack and the smell of ozone ,i retreated to the relative safety of my shed and a cup of tea

Running up the garden path with 12ft of drennan carbon in my hand I had the same, also could see the ozone/air burning with little fireballs.

I retreated to the bath room to clean up.

Not a pleasant experience, could of damaged my favourite rod!

[gozzer]

Many years ago, in the time of glass fibre rods, I was fishing the River Wiske, a very small river in North Yorkshire. It's a roving type of river, so I carried a large plastic sheet, instead of my usual umbrella. It started raining heavily, and then the thunder and lightning got louder and closer. I was bundled up in my make shift shelter, with just my face poking out, when lightning struck a tree on the other bank about 40- 50yds away. There was a crash, smoke, and the ground shook. Then a large branch toppled into the river, in what seemed like slow motion. It swung round in the current, and wedged into the near bank. Over the coming years it silted up, and became one of my favourite swims on the whole stretch. I had a kind of smug satisfaction, knowing that I was there and witnessed it's 'birth'.

 

John.

[chesters1]

Running up the garden path with 12ft of drennan carbon in my hand I had the same, also could see the ozone/air burning with little fireballs.

I retreated to the bath room to clean up.

Not a pleasant experience, could of damaged my favourite rod!

I didnt see anything i was on my stomach weeding (why stand when you can sit ,why sit when you can liedown) so all i saw was the intense flash and lots of static and the smell .i presume the crack noise was because the rumble hadnt formed a pressure wave?!?.

I was in the low part of the garden so i presume the lightening diverted across the top of the trees onto the ariel above on the hill

Edited June 24, 2016 by chesters1

[corydoras]

I didnt see anything i was on my stomach weeding (why stand when you can sit ,why sit when you can liedown) so all i saw was the intense flash and lots of static and the smell .i presume the crack noise was because the rumble hadnt formed a pressure wave?!?.

I was in the low part of the garden so i presume the lightening diverted across the top of the trees onto the ariel above on the hill

How long was there between the flash and the bang

[chesters1]

No bang just a crack at the same time as the flash yes i know light travels faster than sound but my ears dont count microseconds

[corydoras]

No bang just a crack at the same time as the flash yes i know light travels faster than sound but my ears dont count microseconds

Then you were bloody lucky then mate when the crack and the bang are similtaneous like that then the strike was really close. Just as well you were lying down. If you were stood up straight you might have got a wee bit toasted.

[chesters1]

Probably would have got a nearby tree but diverted ,no other lightening ,went very dark then flash and cloud moved off and back to bright sunlight

 

Where we used to live there was a secret (in full sight and on maps) radio place ,the masts had scores of copper cables going off like a sunburst from the masts just under the ground ,it got hit many times as it was surrounded by open ground so stood out and attracted mr lightening

Edited June 24, 2016 by chesters1