Four people struck by lightning at Pensacola Beach
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:14 pm
PENSACOLA BEACH - In a matter of minutes four people waiting for the Blue Angels to take to the skies were struck by lightning this afternoon.
The line of strong thunderstorms not only grounded the precision flying team, but also grounded all emergency choppers, making getting to those in need of medical attention a daunting task.
Especially when you consider that this was the packed scene not to long before the weather mayhem broke out.
Channel Three's Grace White was out at Pensacola Beach all day and spoke to one family who said they were truck by lightning.
"We had to get under an umbrella because it was raining so bad and I had held onto the umbrella and I actually got shocked," said beachgoer Mike Eutsler.
Mike was on the beach was on the beach under his umbrella when he felt lightening strike.
"It was pretty wild, like an electric fence," said Eutsler.
It only lasted for a second but Mike says it was enough to startle ten-year-old Matthew White who was standing nearby.
"I just flipped my head under our umbrella and I stuck my head up and lightning had struck and my head touched the little metal part of it, struck me and pretty much hurt," said Matthew White.
White came all the way from Missouri hoping to watch the Blue Angels for the first time.
"I've got to say this is the coldest summer day of my life I've never been this cold in the summer," said White.
The blue skies turned gray over Pensacola Beach and many families like this one were left to pack their bags while soaking wet.
"Today kinda ruined the day. I have family in from Missouri. They really wanted to see the Blue Angels. They hand's seen them before so we'll try it again tomorrow," said Michelle Savage.
Rain or shine this family from Missouri says they'll be back tomorrow hoping to see the Blues fly.
http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/x_stories/story1.shtml
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70% chance of storms tomorrow, I doubt the Blues will fly tomorrow either.
The line of strong thunderstorms not only grounded the precision flying team, but also grounded all emergency choppers, making getting to those in need of medical attention a daunting task.
Especially when you consider that this was the packed scene not to long before the weather mayhem broke out.
Channel Three's Grace White was out at Pensacola Beach all day and spoke to one family who said they were truck by lightning.
"We had to get under an umbrella because it was raining so bad and I had held onto the umbrella and I actually got shocked," said beachgoer Mike Eutsler.
Mike was on the beach was on the beach under his umbrella when he felt lightening strike.
"It was pretty wild, like an electric fence," said Eutsler.
It only lasted for a second but Mike says it was enough to startle ten-year-old Matthew White who was standing nearby.
"I just flipped my head under our umbrella and I stuck my head up and lightning had struck and my head touched the little metal part of it, struck me and pretty much hurt," said Matthew White.
White came all the way from Missouri hoping to watch the Blue Angels for the first time.
"I've got to say this is the coldest summer day of my life I've never been this cold in the summer," said White.
The blue skies turned gray over Pensacola Beach and many families like this one were left to pack their bags while soaking wet.
"Today kinda ruined the day. I have family in from Missouri. They really wanted to see the Blue Angels. They hand's seen them before so we'll try it again tomorrow," said Michelle Savage.
Rain or shine this family from Missouri says they'll be back tomorrow hoping to see the Blues fly.
http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/x_stories/story1.shtml
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70% chance of storms tomorrow, I doubt the Blues will fly tomorrow either.