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IN A FLASH: A Flash in the Sky!

Lightning strikes near Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Airport

 

During a recent storm, three or four bolts of lighting struck behind the hangar at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Airport. It happened as a staff member was rolling up the hose near the gas pump in the foreground of this image. 

Michael Gershe, senior advisor II from Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering, said, "I was standing just outside the door and saw the bolts. Within a half second or less: the big boom of thunder. It was cool and yet scary at the same time." Gershe captured the above image from a monitor showing the feed from one of the airport's security cameras. 

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The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Airport on a sunny day. Photo by Bob Christy.

 

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POSTED: Thursday, May 30, 2024 02:29 PM
Updated: Friday, May 31, 2024 10:03 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Phil B. Soencksen
PHOTO CREDIT:
Michael Gershe, senior advisor II, College of Aeronautics and Engineering and Bob Christy, senior photography coordinator, University Communications and Marketing