Had an interesting (and scary) experience with a lightning storm this weekend. No strikes near us and none on the water, not even to freighters and tugs traveling the waterway, but lots on the land at 2 miles and farther away, across a mile-wide river. However, one isolated, freaky cloud-to-cloud stroke directly overhead (flash and "crackle" were simultaneous) really put us into panic mode! We were headed directly toward the shore when the storm began, and hustled off the water to shelter ASAP, but this developed so quickly I am curious about the experiences of others. We rarely get lightning storms in Western Oregon where I live, so it is not a major hazard for us, but it must be a regular occurrence for others. Stories? -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon May 04 1998 - 07:53:16 PDT
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