Originally Posted by
groovestew
No wind, which made it feel like a headwind no matter which direction I was heading.
[/QUOTE]...there was a flash of lightning quickly followed by a loud crash of thunder, so I knew it was pretty close...a young woman who got hit by lightning, about the same time I saw that flash, mere blocks away from where I was. She went into cardiac arrest, but was quickly resuscitated and is expected to recover.[/QUOTE]
Here at 6500 feet in Colorado Springs lightning strikes are a big deal. Not so much in town, but in the wide open spaces and up in the foothills.