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  • SW1917
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2016
    • 791

    Lighting strikes

    Just got hit with strikes in Sierra foothills(3000 ft) - followed by driving rain for three minutes
    Anybody else being hit?
    Last edited by SW1917; 09-09-2021, 9:58 PM.
  • #2
    Sir Toast
    Veteran Member
    • Dec 2012
    • 3105

    I was peeing in the back yard with the dogs. As I was peeing, lightning lit up the sky and every hair on my body was lit up. I was clearly "grounded." Really freaky feeling. I immediately went inside and felt better.

    3 ladies in the house, 2 bathrooms, you do the math. Dogs and I are peeing outside 9/10 times.

    I'm in San Diego

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    • #3
      SanDiego619
      I need a LIFE!!
      • Jan 2013
      • 10671

      Originally posted by Sir Toast
      I was peeing in the back yard with the dogs. As I was peeing, lightning lit up the sky and every hair on my body was lit up. I was clearly "grounded." Really freaky feeling. I immediately went inside and felt better.

      3 ladies in the house, 2 bathrooms, you do the math. Dogs and I are peeing outside 9/10 times.

      I'm in San Diego
      That was a nice little bit of lightning and thunder that moved through!
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      • #4
        1911RONIN
        CGN/CGSSA Contributor - Lifetime
        CGN Contributor - Lifetime
        • Mar 2011
        • 1937

        Hit hard in Orange. Several bolts Blinked the power and set off alarms. 20 minutes of rain.


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        • #5
          Cali-Glock
          In Memoriam
          • Mar 2005
          • 3890

          The lightning started at several fires in El Dorado County.. hopefully they got them out quickly. On one of them was off Salmon Falls Road - the response on FB was "we responded but there was nothing there" - which got several responses from residents to the effect of "it is here and it is growing!" I wanted to jump in and say "Don't worry, perhaps they'll just ignore it for a few days like they did the Caldor fire" but resisted my bad impulse.

          555am 9/10/2021
          CalFire El Dorado Amador Unit
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          Firefighters were diverted from the Caldor Fire to fight multiple lightning fires late last night throughout El Dorado County. Lightning from heavy storm cells passing through the northwestern part of El Dorado County started the largest on Kanaka Valley Road in Rescue. The fire is burning in heavy brush and steep terrain. Fortunately, the cell also brought precipitation that is aiding in the suppression of the fire. Firefighters are working in very challenging conditions to create containment lines in the difficult to access terrain but have stopped the forward progress. The fire is 5% contained and 6.4 acres.
          #KanakaFire2021
          Photo credit: @El Dorado Hills Fire Department

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          • #6
            Dirtlaw
            CGN/CGSSA Contributor - Lifetime
            CGN Contributor - Lifetime
            • Apr 2018
            • 3480

            Orange. Neighbor's pool hit three or four times. A couple of bolts landed in our back yard ... so something is probably toast.

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            • #7
              SW1917
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2016
              • 791

              Two new fires in Sequoia Kings Canyon, both small.Waiting couple days to see if anymore start.Knew I smelled "fresh" smoke

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