First Thunderstorm of the new season 2008/2009

Finally a break in the heat with some cloud cover Saturday afternoon, along with a light thunderstorm. Sunday was overcast all day, with some good lightning in the evening.

This lightning picture was taken Saturday afternoon. (The day the Sharks beat the Bulls 14-9 in the 2008 ABSA Currie Cup - YeHA!)

N.Y. Man Struck By Lightning At Gas Station

Man Knocked Out, Suffered Blistering

POSTED: 10:25 am EDT October 3, 2008

UPDATED: 11:22 am EDT October 3, 2008

 

BARKER, N.Y. -- William Hall got a real shock when he went to fill up his gas tank -- he was hit by a bolt of lightning.

The western New York man was putting gasoline into his pickup truck Wednesday at a Niagara County convenience store when he was struck by lightning.

The bolt knocked out the 44-year-old Hall for a few minutes and caused some blistering, but otherwise he was OK.

His wife was sitting in the truck but wasn't injured.

One of the store's surveillance cameras shows the lightning bolt hitting the parking lot while another shows Hall toppling over next to the gas pump after being struck.

Hall returned to the store Thursday to finish filling up his truck.

 

Unusually Late Thunder Storm in the Windhoek Area

Between 01H00 and about 04H30 this morning (22 May 2008) Windhoek experienced a bit of a thunderstorm, which is extremely unusuall for this time of the year! Not that it rained that much in Pioneers Park, we only had about 2.5mm, but I'm sure some other areas got a bit more than that. Time from lightning to thunder was about 5 to 7 seconds. At the rate the clouds are looking today we might just get some more rain later on. Also the temperatures for this time is a bit strange. It should be alot colder than what it is. Winter has not really started either. It is a bit chilly when the sun goes down, but the days are still pretty warm. You can still get away with going to work without a jersey. As for the late thunderstorm, no-one can really recall one for this time off the year...