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The event occurred when a powerful positive lightning bolt struck during an intense thunderstorm over the region.

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

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