lightning

Florida toilet explodes after lightning strikes home’s underground septic tank

On the morning of August 4, a Florida couple were shocked when they heard a loud explosion. “It was very scary,” Marylou Ward told USA TODAY. “The explosion was very loud.” After the explosion Marylou ...

Florida Highway Patrol share photo of damaged helmet as reminder of the dangers of lightning

Benjamin Austin Lee, 45, of North Carolina was riding his motorcycle along I-95 in Volusia County, near Daytona Beach, Florida around 3 p.m. when he was struck by lightning, according to Florida Highway Patrol. He ...

He tries to film rainstorm from deck – is stunned when lightning strikes just feet away

Thirty-eight-year-old Daniel Modol probably hoped he was going to film a distant flash of lightning. But he managed to capture much more exciting than that. Last Monday, Daniel walked out on his deck to admire ...