CASI Membership And Anna,
I've always known ball lightning to make it's appearance immediately
after a close lightning strike, to be so bright as to be hard to look
out, to make noise and move at high speed. I have seen ball lightning
myself.
You may have seen an electrostatic illumination (St. Elmo's fire)
similar to ball lightning but not directly related to a nearby lightning
strike.
It was probably very wise not to touch it, as free electrical plasma
can contain much energy of destructive force, like a bomb.
Take Care,
Thomas Giella, KN4LF
P.O. Box 1987
Plant City, Fl. 33564
Grid Square- EL88VA
CQ Zone 5
kn4lf{at}webtv.net
KN4LF 160 Meter Topband Radio Site:
http://kn4lf.tripod.com
Florida Tropical And Severe Weather Site:
http://kn4lf.tripod.com/index-3.html
Florida Severe Storm Photographs Site:
http://kn4lf.tripod.com/index-30.html
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