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Lightning Strikes

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Lightning Strike Kills Hiker on Mount Timpanogos

Officials say the case is under investigation and they plan to use it to stress that small summit shelters do not protect against lightning.

Lightning Strikes Leave Trail Walkers Injured and Hit Miami‑Dade Cruiser

Lightning Hits Aveyron Church Tower and Top Spire Collapses

Lightning Strike Fire Leaves 20 Buena Vista Place Apartments Uninhabitable

Lightning Strike Injures Seven at Toluca Religious Festival

Lightning Strike Severely Damages Roof of Medford Church

Lightning Strike Kills One, Injures Three at Fort Myers Beach

Lightning Ignites House Fires in Eastbourne, Bexhill and Crawley

Lightning Strike Kills Lucknow Trekker on Tungnath‑Chandrashila Route

Lightning Strike at Kerala Hill Viewpoint Kills Four, Injures Three

Lightning Strike Kills Nearly 90 Sheep and Goats in Kashmir’s Ganderbal

USF St. Petersburg Marine Lab Likely Lost After Lightning-Linked Fire, Officials Say

Lightning Strikes in Kerala Injure 14 at Pilgrimage and Home

Lightning Strike Hits Pro‑Bolsonaro Rally in Brasília, Dozens Hospitalized

Lightning Strike at Brasília March Injures 72, Sends 30 to Hospitals

Lightning Strikes Bolsonaro Protest in Brasília, Injuring 89

CFE Line Failure Triggers Blackout Across Morelia and Nearby Municipalities

Lightning-Damaged Nikolauskapelle Tower to Undergo Conservation-Led Restoration

Lightning Strike Ignites Fire in Essfeld’s Nikolauskapelle Tower

Lightning Strike at St. Augustine Pier Injures Three, Shuts Walkway for Inspection