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Lightning safety: How close do you have to be to get struck?

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 35m ago
18 distinct posts / 48h, matching Lightning 18
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5h ago It's kinda funny hearing folks who haven't lived here long get spooked by hearing about a hurricane coming so I gotta tell coworkers that we're not gonna experience those coastal hurricane winds. I… +2.0
10h ago Ms Loey, every report shows Isaies closer to the path of Hurricane Helene! She is now way East of her predicted path. My hairs are standing up and I already hear lightning ⚡⚡⚡ I am so tired. I … -4.0
12h ago IndiGo flight carrying 110 people was hit by lightning at 17,000 feet; nose damaged but plane landed safely in Lucknow; what travellers should know Plane stuck in bad weather (Canva) In a recent u… +3.0
12h ago I bet FEMA will miraculously move at lightning speed to pump cash into repuglicon gulf states the second hurricane Isaias dissipates, definitely *before* the election. 🤔🤨 [==*==] -4.0
13h ago An IndiGo passenger jet carrying 110 people was left with significant damage to its nose after being struck by suspected lightning while descending through severe weather over northern India -4.0
15h ago Can't stop watching the lightning within Hurricane Isaias. Just a phenomenal view from space. +6.5
17h ago When are you gonna call Saturday in Huntsville? 100% chance of rain with thunder, lightning, and localized flooding at showtime. People have hotels and flights that need to be cancelled soon to a… -3.0
20h ago In Florida, people as much as five miles away from a thunderstorm have been struck by lightning. Just saying -2.0
1d ago www.independent.co.uk headline change https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/indigo-patna-lucknow-hailstorm-lightning-damage-b3063240.html New text is now Plane damaged by suspected lightning … +3.5
1d ago Would be a really good time for lightning to strike, a hurricane or tornado maybe? C'mon God cleanup your mess already! -6.0
1d ago Dealing with some anxiety with storms here for days and a hurricane spinning in the Gulf. Even though it was two years ago the flood still affects me physically. Power outage for a few hours from a… -6.5
1d ago 📰 IndiGo Flight from Patna to Lucknow Damaged After Lightning Strike, Nose Affected An IndiGo flight operating from Patna to Lucknow encountered severe weather on October 7, 2026, with reports ind… -5.0
1d ago Hurricane Isaias is putting on a lightning show tonight. Sheesh. -1.0
1d ago Quite a thunderstorm in Toronto right now. The lightning is almost constant. -1.0
1d ago Thunderstorm and Lightning Climatology of Australia by Yuriy Kuleshov (2012) +0.0
1d ago Thunderstorm brings lightning to Plumas National Forest -1.5
1d ago Stuck in Barcelona after the storms? Severe weather may rule out cash compensation, but meals while you wait and a hotel if you are stuck overnight are still the airline's job. Keep your receipts. … +3.5
1d ago Lightning flashes within bubbling convection from newly-formed Tropical Storm Isaias this morning. +1.5

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T3 Lightning safety: How close do you have to be to get struck? ⚖ Contested weather_severe_storm wgauradio.com informed, cautious, reassured
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T3 Lightning safety: How close do you have to be to get struck? ⚖ Contested weather_severe_storm wpxi.com informed, cautious, reassured
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T3 Lightning safety: How close do you have to be to get struck? ⚖ Contested weather_severe_storm whio.com cautious, informed, reassured
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