A Lucky Strike
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- features
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Weatherwise
- Vol. 42 (3), 136-138
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00431672.1989.9929321
Abstract
About 9:30 p. m. on October 16, 1988, lightning struck a lamp pole just 400 feet in front of me. Although I was able to take the picture on this page, the strike was so close and so bright I was momentarily blinded, lost my footing, and slid down a steep concrete embankment. Because close-up photographs of natural lightning that show the strike point are relatively rare, Dr. Krider, a lightning expert, believes this photograph merits close inspection. His analysis and comments follow.Keywords
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