Close lightning strike

[Justin Wiley]

If the storm is still overhead, the same spot is 'fair game' for the next CG. I have personally witnessed multiple CGs hit in almost the exact same place several times. The most incredible of this was May 26, 2008 in (if I remember correctly) Greensburg as we started to punch through the storm that would later produce a tornado near Pratt. There were four CGs just seconds apart that hit just in front of us by about 1/2 mile, in just about the exact same spot. It was like a Van De Graaff generator sparking repeatedly, in almost perfect tempo every 2-3 seconds.

I figured. I definitely wouldn't wanna go out and test that theory. I knew that whole "lightning doesn't strike the same place" twice thing didn't provide much fact, but I didn't know if maybe that myth held some truth if it was talking about a single thunderstorm not an entire lifetime.

Thanks for the input.