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From: WeatherMatrix Admin (admin{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sat Jul 24 2004 - 03:09:35 EDT


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INTERNATIONAL:

LIGHTNING kills 17 in Bangladesh; toll in South Asian floods ...
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA
At least 17 people were killed by lightning during monsoon storms in
Bangladesh,
and 49 were killed in flooding in India, as the death toll from South
Asian ...
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/07/20/international1052EDT0534.DTL>
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LIGHTNING strike kills 3 in Hainan
Xinhua - China
HAIKOU, July 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Three women died after being struckby lightning
Tuesday while sheltering under a tree during a thundershower in China's
...
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/21/content_1622834.htm>
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UNITED STATES:

10-YEAR-OLD breathes on his own after lightning hit
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA
BY CARLOS HARRISON. A lightning bolt killed his wife and left his 10-year-old
boy in critical condition as he huddled in her arms. ...
<http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/localstoryN0724LIGHTNING.htm>

MAN 'feels 100 years younger' after lightning strike
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
A 56-year-old father-of-seven said he feels “lighter and 100 years younger”
after surviving a lightning strike at his home in the United States. ...
<http://212.2.162.45/news/story.asp?j=111881232&p=yyy88y938&n=111881992>
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MAN Struck by Lightning Second Time
WXIX - Cincinnati,OH,USA
They say lightning doesn't strike twice, but don't tell a Hanover Township
man. Larry Reynolds was struck by lightning in his home Thursday night.
...
<http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=2079441>

LIGHTNING sparks house fire
Edinburgh Courier - Edinburgh,IN,USA
By RYAN MOORE. A Bargersville couple were lying in their bed when lightning
struck their $400,000 home Wednesday night. The resulting ...
<http://www.thejournalnet.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=113&ArticleID=45007>

VIOLENT t-storms rake area with lightning, downpours, wind
Chicago Tribune (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
... At the peak of storminess, cloud to ground lightning strokes occurred
5,400 times between 6 and 7 pm--an average of 90 bolts per minute. ...
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0407220290jul22,1,7622601.column?coll=chi-news-hed>

LIGHTNING strikes superintendent's house
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USA
... was delayed in Virginia because of thunderstorms, the Naperville Unit
District 203 superintendent arrived at his home to find a bolt of lightning
had just ...
<http://www.dailyherald.com/dupage/main_story.asp?intID=3819025>

STORMS in Illinois cause outages and Chicago airport delays
WBAY - Green Bay,WI,USA
... in the southwestern suburbs. A utility spokeswoman said most of the
outages were caused by lightning strikes or by gusting wind.
<http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=2072855>
LIGHTNING knocks out KGOS tower
The Torrington Telegram - Torrington,WY,USA
The silence that occupied the 98.3 FM radio spot during the latter part
of last week can be attributed to a lightning strike to the radio tower
south of town. ...
<http://www.torringtontelegram.com/main.php?story_id=1817&page=23>

ABOUT 1,600 lightning strikes pepper southern Ore.
kgw.com (subscription) - Portland,OR,USA
LAKEVIEW, Ore. -- Fire officials say nearly 1,600 lightning strikes have
hit south-central Oregon in the last 24 hours. The Lakeview ...
<http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_072004_news_lightning_strikes.c425896.html>
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LIGHTNING totals moving car, leaves passengers unharmed
KTVB - Boise,ID,USA
Julia Dalesandro was driving home from a trip to Redfish Lake last week
when her car was struck by lightning near Malta. Cassia ...
<http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-july2004-lightening.9e46b2a.html>

STATE police officers hit by lightning
Clovis News-Journal - Clovis,NM,USA
PORTALES — Lightning struck two New Mexico State Police officers Tuesday
night while they were helping motorists on a road flooded by a thunderstorm,
but ...
<http://cnjonline.com/engine.pl?station=clovis&template=storyfull.html&id=6954>
LIGHTNING sets house on fire
Olney Daily Mail - Olney,IL,USA
... According to the report, the fire began when lightning struck the home,
igniting the attic area. The fire spread throughout the attic. ...
<http://www.olneydailymail.com/articles/2004/07/23/news/news01.txt>

LIGHTNING Likely Cause Of Condo Fire
Channel Cincinnati.com - Cincinnati,OH,USA
Fire crews said lightning is to blame for a fire at a Fairfield condominium
complex. The blaze began at about 11:30 pm Thursday ...
<http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/3568902/detail.html>

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