Lightning Strike Blasts Hunk Of Highway Through Ford Windshield, Injuring Two
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Zeus stands tall upon Mount Olympus, hurling his bolts of destruction down upon us mere mortals. We cower in our insulated automobiles, kept from harm by our rubber tires. ‘The Gods cannot harm me here,’ we think to ourselves, unaware of the naïveté of such a statement. The Gods, my friends, want to harm you, and they are getting creative. A lightning bolt came crashing down on a highway 10 in Florida between Pensacola and Tallahassee on Monday morning, launching a hunk of blacktop up into the path of a moving Ford F-series.
Lightning strike sends part of Florida highway through truck windshield
Orlando Sentinel 2 days ago Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel
A lightning strike blew up part of a Florida highway and sent a chunk of it into the windshield of a moving vehicle.
The strike occurred just before 7:30 a.m. on Monday, according to Walton County Fire Rescue.
First responders responded to a call in reference to a traffic crash involving a truck and road debris on Interstate 10 a few miles before the U.S. Highway 331 exit in Walton County.
The crew arrived to find a black truck with a massive hole in the windshield and a blown-out back window panel.
When rescue crews responded they found a Ford truck with both its windshield and rear window shattered.
Two occupants of the vehicle where injured and were transported to a local hospital. Fortunately, their injuries weren t life-threatening, according to the Walton County Fire Rescue.
In 2020, there were 17 fatalities from lightning in the United States. Florida and Texas had the most with three each while Iowa had zero deaths from lightning strikes. The 10-year average for lightning-related deaths in the U.S. is 26 pear year. The temperature potential of a direct lightning strike is 50,000 F.
According to Vaisala.com, in 2020, there were 170,549,822 cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, nearly a 24% decrease from 2019. Florida had the most lightning strikes in 2020 out of the 50 states.
Lightning strike sent part of Florida highway through truck’s windshield
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
A truck s windshield and back window is shattered after lightning struck a highway in Florida, sending a chunk of the roadway into the vehicle. Two people were injured. (Walton County Fire Rescue)TNS
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By Joe Mario Pedersen Orlando Sentinel (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
A lightning strike blew up part of a Florida highway and sent a chunk of it into the windshield of a moving vehicle.
The strike occurred just before 7:30 a.m. on Monday, according to Walton County Fire Rescue.
First responders responded to a call in reference to a traffic crash involving a truck and road debris on Interstate 10 a few miles before the U.S. Highway 331 exit in Walton County.
Lightning strike blasts chunk of Florida highway through truck windshield: photos
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
A truck s windshield and back window is shattered after lightning struck a highway in Florida, sending a chunk of the roadway into the vehicle. Two people were injured. (Walton County Fire Rescue)TNS
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By Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel (TNS)
ORLANDO, Fla. – A lightning strike blew up part of a Florida highway and sent a chunk of it into the windshield of a moving vehicle.
The strike occurred just before 7:30 a.m. on Monday, according to Walton County Fire Rescue.
First responders responded to a call in reference to a traffic crash involving a truck and road debris on Interstate 10 a few miles before the U.S. Highway 331 exit in Walton County.