Lightning Storm

• New Jersey man killed by lightning while warning beachgoers about storm

  Patrick Dispoto was leaving for the day, but decided to go back to warn some kids in the water about the storm when he was struck by lightning.

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  Jun 27, 2024
  
• ‘Slept in my wedding dress’: Couple spends wedding night on mountain after Banff gondola breakdown

  A photographer who was taking wedding pictures at the top of Sulphur Mountain earlier this week says there didn't appear to be a contingency plan when the Banff Gondola broke down.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2023
  
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• B.C. thunderstorms deliver light show to Kamloops, flash flooding in Merritt

  Much of southern B.C. was under severe thunderstorm warnings and watches Thursday afternoon.

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  Aug 11, 2022
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• ‘$80,000 to $100,000 loss’: Lightning kills 28 cattle on southwest Sask. ranch

  Wiping away tears as he spoke, lifelong Saskatchewan rancher Glen Briere said that before a fatal weekend storm, he could count the number of cattle lost to lightning on one hand.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2022
• Photos and videos show intense lightning storm rolling across B.C. skies

  Intense lightning and thunderstorms started along the South Coast and then moved through parts of the Cariboo and Columbia regions in the early morning hours.

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  Aug 17, 2020
• Lightning strike that caused Saskatchewan house fire ‘extremely rare’: SPSA

  The SPSA says lightning strikes that cause damage to structures like homes or buildings are extremely rare in Saskatchewan.

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  May 21, 2020
• Second major lightning storm in a week sparks fires in southern B.C.

  Lightning struck nearly 8,000 times across the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley, Okanagan and Kamloops areas overnight.

  Sep 8, 2019
• Lightning strike kills Gustav, beloved goat at Kamloops wildlife park

  Gustav had become a favourite among workers and guests alike at the park since he arrived as an orphan in May 2018, when he was just a few weeks old.

  Sep 7, 2019
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• Lightning lights up Okanagan skies, causes spot fires

  A few small fires cropped up in the South Okanagan following the storm, but none were of significant concern, according to authorities.

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  Jul 24, 2019
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• Lightning strike near South Okanagan home starts fire

  "The house shook!" Donna Ferguson told Global News. "At the same time there was also a flash from the lightning."

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  Jul 24, 2019