Marion said storms never scared her until now. Another resident living in Cork Hollow Valley also experienced damage from a lightning strike that he said blew up his chimney and sent it flying apart in three different directions. John Miller said he was outside the house in the evening on May 31 this year when a lightning bolt hit the lightning rod which was attached to the chimney. Miller was glad they had the lightning rod. He said storms catch his attention more than they used to.
Nature s a powerful force.
It leaves us with a helpless feeling, he commented. The lightning strike on July 3 came from a storm front that was heading northeast through the area. Witnesses say the sky became extremely dark, followed by intense rain. He said, You can have a really severe storm even when we don t issue a warning for it. Caledonia Argus ECM Publishers, Inc.