The scar ran all the down the tree, and the grass sod was blow off several of the larger roots.
Lightning is scary stuff.
A lot of times you can dig down in the ground and pull out earth that has been fused into glass. Some look like spiders. We call em Klinkers but there is a technical name I don't remember. Usually it happens where there is a direct hit to earth. It's bad ass
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2006 Ford 6.0PSD EB-50/E-PH SMB 4X4 Rock Crawler Trailer
We (ocsmb, rawdawg) had a thunderstorm hit us in Joshua Tree a few weeks ago. Very few if any ground strikes but there was a solid 2 hours of rolling thunder. Made for a very comfortable afternoon. Rorbert took it all in stride.
In Durango Co. last night thunder storm plus lots of rain and hail. Pulled top down when gusts of wind came up. Some hail size of quarters.....sounds horrible when hits the top of van. Looks like no damage to us. A few in campground had canopies damaged.
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Dick and Anne
DABEE a 2006 Ford EB250 with penthouse top.
Life Is Good.