Offaly woman hit by lightning while standing in her kitchen
She was saved by a very particular item of clothing. A woman in Offaly is “lucky to be alive” after she was struck by lightning while standing in her kitchen on Tuesday. Caroline Blake was standing in her kitchen when lightening struck a tap outside the house which caused an “explosion.” “As I was putting […]
3 years ago
One Tree Hill actress speaks out after her husband was killed by lightning
So heartbreaking. One Tree Hill star Bevin Prince sadly lost her husband earlier this year when he was sadly struck by lightning and killed. Bevin’s husband William Friend was out on a boat with family and friends in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina in July when he was struck by lightning and killed at only 33 […]
3 years ago
Cork family home set alight with two children inside during lightning storm
The family were asleep when the lightning struck.
8 years ago
The week’s forecast includes some very high temperatures and a lot of thunderstorms
The definition of “a bit of a mixed bag”. After the weekend of sweaty temperatures mixed with rain and clouds and a freakishly powerful lightning storm, it looks this week will be… giving us more of the same? No sign of a follow-up of the weather warnings that took up the majority of the country […]
8 years ago
Autumn is coming as thunderstorms are predicted this week
Technically, we are still in the Irish summer, although we wouldn’t know that from looking outside. Yeah, every now and then, you’ll be suddenly hit with a bit of direct sunlight that’ll have you sweating through the rain jacket you put on because it was lashing when you left the house earlier, and now you’ll […]
9 years ago