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A close lIghtning bolt overexposes the frame on August 1, 2011, over Viera, Florida. Photo by Chris Kridler, chriskridler.com
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A passing car obscures a photograph of lightning, casting a "shadow" at the bottom of the frame, on August 1, 2011, in Viera, Florida. Photo by Chris Kridler, chriskridler.com
Earlier Monday, I drove south to check out some storms and saw a lightning bolt hit well ahead of the rain and clouds – one of those bolts from the blue. That’s why the lightning safety folks say, “When thunder roars, go indoors.”