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ajbrown 05-17-2012 08:07 PM

Step outside
 
Some wonderful lightning shows off to the north and east right now.. at least from Mallory. Worth taking a peek...

angiefox10 05-17-2012 08:09 PM

We have been sitting outside watching it. Wonderful show.

Tweety Bird 05-17-2012 08:13 PM

Yes, it's beautiful watching the lightning show!!!!

BnCinME 05-17-2012 08:43 PM

It is indeed a wonderful show. :popcorn:

chuckinca 05-17-2012 08:47 PM

At 9:45 PM it looks like one huge puffy towering cloud full of lightning just stationary over Ocala. Too far away to hear the thunder tho.


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wendyquat 05-17-2012 08:54 PM

My dog hears it! He's cowering in the back of the closet!:doggie:

graciegirl 05-17-2012 09:27 PM

Trying to figure if it was Ocala or Gainesville, couldn't hear the thunder but it just goes on and on and on. I wonder how many lightning strikes it would add up to?

Lovin' our front porch.

Happinow 05-17-2012 09:32 PM

Lightening show
 
How spectacular! We were watching tv on our lanai and we happened to look out to the sky and we couldn't believe the lightening! We have never seen it like this. I told my husband that it looked like fireworks. It was really neat...until it gets too close.....

Bill-n-Brillo 05-17-2012 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 494069)
Trying to figure if it was Ocala or Zanesville, couldn't hear the thunder but it just goes on and on and on. ........

'Twas not Z-ville, Gracie. Weather has been absolutely beautiful up here in central Ahia today!!! :wave:

Bill :)

graciegirl 05-17-2012 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo (Post 494077)
'Twas not Z-ville, Gracie. Weather has been absolutely beautiful up here in central Ahia today!!! :wave:

Bill :)

Brain flatulence Beel. I meant GAINESVILLE.

I ain't right. You knew that.

skyguy79 05-17-2012 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 494069)
Trying to figure if it was Ocala or Zanesville, couldn't hear the thunder but it just goes on and on and on. I wonder how many lightning strikes it woud add up to?

Lovin' our front porch.

Zanesville? Isn't that in Ohio? Anyway, I saw the lightning from of all places our guest bathroom window. Shocking huh? From my position I used Google to get a bearing on the direction I was looking toward and it came to the east of Ocala in line with the Ocala National Forest. I've seen a lot of lightning over the years but not as consistant or frequent as this series of bolts!

BostonCelt 05-17-2012 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 494069)
Trying to figure if it was Ocala or Gainesville, couldn't hear the thunder but it just goes on and on and on. I wonder how many lightning strikes it would add up to?

Lovin' our front porch.

South of 466A it seemed to be a different show, pretty much straight out to the East.

It looked to be inter and/or intra cloud lightning, what we used to call "heat lightning". Or, when flying in SEAsia, "Anvil Crawlers". Because it's normally so high up in the clouds, the show can be seen for great distances....much farther than the sound can travel before dissipating. Thus, the appearance of no thunder. And few strikes.

Another tidbit from the BostonCelt Library Of Useless Information....

ceejay 05-18-2012 05:46 AM

I watched that show last night for about 45 minutes...I just couldn't turn away...it was absolutely mesmerizing.

I did give a big thanks to the man above for creating, producing and making that show possible!:bowdown:

chuckinca 05-18-2012 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by skyguy79 (Post 494089)
Zanesville? Isn't that in Ohio? Anyway, I saw the lightning from of all places our guest bathroom window. Shocking huh? From my position I used Google to get a bearing on the direction I was looking toward and it came to the east of Ocala in line with the Ocala National Forest. I've seen a lot of lightning over the years but not as consistant or frequent as this series of bolts!


Eagle Scout?


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asianthree 05-18-2012 07:52 PM

So lots of pretty lights but no action? (rain)


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