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From: WeatherMatrix Admin (admin{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Wed May 26 2004 - 08:15:30 EDT


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LIGHTNING Strikes Potomac House, Causing $1M in Damage
WTOP - Washington,D.C.,USA
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) -- A Potomac family taking cover in their basement as
a severe storm passed didn't realize that the roof of their house was
on fire Tuesday. ...
<http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?sid=207641&nid=25>

LIGHTNING Strikes Homes
Boston Channel.com - Boston,MA,USA
BOSTON -- Some local residents are assessing the damage from lightning
strikes Tuesday morning after heavy thunderstorms swept through the region
Monday night. ...
<http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/3343604/detail.html>
See all stories on this topic:
<http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&num=30&hl=en&client=google&newsclusterurl=http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/3343604/detail.html>

LIGHTNING Strikes Barn, Setting Off Destructive Fire
Champlain Channel.com - Plattsburgh,NY,USA
ELIZABETHTOWN, NY -- A bolt of lightning struck a barn in Elizabethtown
Monday, setting it on fire. The blaze destroyed the barn ...
<http://www.thechamplainchannel.com/weather/3343469/detail.html>

FLOODED roads, house fire caused by lightning keep repair crews, ...
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
Roads in Saratoga County became rushing streams and lightning sparked at
least one fire in the wake of Monday's powerful thunderstorms. ...
<http://www.timesunion.com/aspstories/story.asp?storyID=251546>

FAST-MOVING storm hits state with rain, lightning, high wind
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore,MD,USA
... from the west -- the tip of a cold front that could bring more stormy
weather today -- pummeled Maryland with rain, lightning and high winds
yesterday evening. Fire officials in several jurisdictions reported houses
and buildings hit by lightning. ...
<http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/weather/bal-md.storm26may26,0,3917321.story?coll=bal-local-headlines>

FIREFIGHTERS get jolt as lightning strikes twice at station
Lorain Morning Journal - Lorain,OH,USA
SHEFFIELD VILLAGE -- Lightning never strikes the same spot twice, goes
the old saying, but try telling that to Sheffield Village firefighters.
...
<http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1699&dept_id=46371&newsid=11790179&PAG=461&rfi=9>

LIGHTNING blamed for house fire
Bloomington Pantagraph - Bloomington,IL,USA
BLOOMINGTON -- A fire apparently caused by lightning damaged a house at
1106 N. Mason St. early Tuesday. Firefighters went to check ...
<http://www.pantagraph.com/stories/052604/new_20040526033.shtml>

LIGHTNING blasts home in Newton , i . . .
Boston Herald - Boston,MA,USA
A sleeping Needham couple got a rude awakening early yesterday morning
when a lightning bolt struck the roof directly over their bedroom, setting
the house ...
<http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=29392>

LIGHTNING Blamed For Damaging Buildings Across State
WNNE-TV - White River Junction,VT,USA
MANCHESTER, NH -- Lightning strikes are being blamed for damaging several
buildings over the last few days as violent thunderstorms struck the state.
...
<http://www.thechamplainchannel.com/wnne/3345559/detail.html>

LIGHTNING Strikes Damage Homes
WMUR Channel.com - Manchester,NH,USA
HOLLIS, NH -- Lightning strikes during Monday's storm blew apart a chimney
in Manchester, NH, and started a house fire in Hollis. ...
<http://www.thewmurchannel.com/weather/3343959/detail.html>

LIGHTNING To Blame For House Fire
KELOLAND - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
But, a bolt of lightning is to blame for a house fire in southeast South
Dakota. This is the third major fire Mark Breuer's had to deal with. ...
<http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail2817.cfm?Id=22,32211>

BOY escapes lightning strike that damages area home
Shawano Leader - Shawano,WI,USA
... Sunday around 8 pm the Schmidts were literally shaken when a bolt of
lightning from an area storm struck their home north of Thornton. ...
<http://www.shawanoleader.com/articles/2004/05/25/news/news1.txt..txt>

LIGHTNING zaps Sheriff's Department
Blue Springs Examiner - Blue Springs / Independence,MO,USA
The Jackson County Sheriff's Department lost power Monday night after its
tower was struck by lightning as strong storms moved across Missouri.
...
<http://www.examiner.net/stories/052504/new_052504014.shtml>

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