WOW! It really WAS a good thing a fellow anthro-animal was not milling around in front of that old Renault at the time of that storm.
This storm coming across Cunene Province, Angola from the west is several miles from the village. Sy Aardwolf's shop is on the west end of the village, and from the windows on the west side of the office, the approaching storm can be seen. Although the office has no glass in it's west side windows, the rest of the building extends well beyond the office in the form of both an open car port area and with a couple of indoor work areas to the sides...The office is well protected by the rest of the building from rain blowing in. The Aardwolf Family's home is next door to the shop. Most of the house has glass windows, and the two bedrooms have solid wood shutters that can close up the windows...plus the roof has a substantial overhang. It's past midnight and Sy and Zella and their son Hiraldo are snuggled in for the night...Daughter Deja is grown an married, and no longer living at Mom and Dad's house.
During the approach of the storm, a severe weather warning comes over a car radio that Sy has wired to a deep cycle battery in the shop near the fold-up chair...Sy left the radio playing for the night when the family went to the house. That is so the battery will discharge and can be charged from a charger in the truck in the morning. During the broadcast, there was some radio static, as well as >crackles< and >pops< when the lightning would flash up.
The severe weather warning; "Se você estiver em ou próximo Embunda e Namene, procurar abrigo agora. Ficar em sua casa. Esta é uma tempestade muito perigosa. Esta tempestade tem relâmpago graves e ventos poderoso. >crackle POP< - - - - - - - - - - - - A tempestade está se movendo para fora do oeste, a vinte quilômetros por hora. >static< - - - - - - - - - - - - Citamos novamente, Esta é uma tempestade muito perigosa. >POP POP< Cuidado, há granizo com esta tempestade. Alguns do tamanho de bolas de golfe. Se você estiver perto de um riacho, ou perto de um rio, há o perigo de graves inundações. >static< - - - - - - - - - - - - A tempestade está se movendo para fora do oeste, a vinte quilômetros por hora. >static< - - - - - - - - - - - - Se você estiver em ou próximo Embunda e Namene, procurar abrigo agora....." >POP< >static< @ What it would be translated as English; (If you are in or near Embunda and Namene, seek shelter now. Stay in your home. This is a very dangerous storm. This storm has severe lightning and powerful winds. - - - - - - - - - - - - The storm is moving out of the west, twenty kilometers per hour. - - - - - - - - - - - - We quote again. This is a very dangerous storm. Beware, there is hail with this storm. Some the size of golf balls. If you are near a stream or near a river, there is the danger of serious flooding - - - - - - - - - - - - The storm is moving out of the west, twenty kilometers per hour. - - - - - - - - - - - - If you are in or near Embunda and Namene, seek shelter now.....)
______________________________________________________________________ *If you can access a read aloud function, the following is what that storm warning would have sounded like had it been announced in an automated voice system;
Se você estiver em ou próximo Embunda e Namene, procurar abrigo agora. Ficar em sua casa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Esta é uma tempestade muito - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Esta tempestade tem relâmpago graves e ventos poderoso - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A tempestade está se movendo para fora do oeste, a vinte quilômetros por hora, - - - - - - - - - - - - Citamos novamente, Esta é uma tempestade muito perigosa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cuidado, há granizo com esta tempestade. Alguns do tamanho de bolas de golfe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Se você estiver perto de um riacho, ou perto de um rio, há o perigo de graves inundações, - - - - - - - - - - - - A tempestade está se movendo para fora do oeste, a vinte quilômetros por hora, - - - - - - - - - - - - Se você estiver em ou próximo Embunda e Namene, procurar abrigo agora - - - - - - - - - fim do boletim - - - - - cinco quatro três nove - - - - - fim do boletim - - - - -cinco quatro três nove - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cinco quatro três nove
_____________________________________________________________________ In that last pic with the lightning at a distance near the railroad tracks;
This is looking toward the south down the narrow gauge tracks. The lightning is striking 3 miles away, and is hitting off to the right at a few hundred feet west of the tracks. It would be really scary to someone who was standing on the tracks 3 miles south of the village at the moment that bolt struck down; The part of the lightning that runs horizontal would be a streak flashing high up directly overhead... ...And at the same time, the lightning striking down just a few hundred feet west of the tracks. Where that bolt hit is out in the middle of nowhere. I think who ever would have been there when that bolt struck would be running for something to get under real quick. That Angolan anthro-animal who just had lightning flash overhead and strike a few hundred feet away would be shouting, " OH UAU! MERDA SAGRADA!" (Oh wow! Holy shit!). In seeking shelter from the storm, three miles back to the village is a long way running on foot. With a lot of lightning popping overhead on the way back to the village, that animal might set a new world's record for the three mile run.
The radio weather warning is originally on the first posting that has this storm. I figured it does add to the eeriness. Even if you were English speaking, and the broadcast being in Afro-Portuguese, just knowing it is a radio issued storm warning would seem surreal.
The radio weather warning is originally on the first posting that has this storm. I figured it does
I did have a concern what I thought was the file at first. On my flashdrive, and on my IB posting, that haze around the lightning turned a solid white...Looked like the lightning got fat. I thought was something I was going to have to re-do...I actually made a copy of the file and began re-working it.
However, I notice now, it went back to looking the way it was meant to be. By now I don't think that it was the file. I believe it was how my laptop was displaying the image for a while...It made the lightning look like a shitty looking wide smear.
I had for a while thought the file had a glitch where it changed all by itself...some of that unpredictable stuff electronic technology has been well known for...I was relieved to find out that wasn't the case...But now I am hoping something isn't getting ready to go kablooie with my laptop.
I did have a concern what I thought was the file at first. On my flashdrive, and on my IB posting, t
I noticed if you look at it with the screen tilted back so you are viewing from an angle below the screen, the colour shades change so it has a really spooky look to it.
Thank you. I noticed if you look at it with the screen tilted back so you are viewing from an angle
I figured out how to make a copy of that effect on paint.net. I am about to re-post the pics, including the original, as the leader strike and main bolt (happens all within micro-seconds). I also have one to post in it that is greatly brightened which I remember is how a close lightning strike actually looks in real life.
I figured out how to make a copy of that effect on paint.net. I am about to re-post the pics, includ
That lightning blast that hit the pine tree just 60odd feet from my house upstate,or the one that blasted rubbish out from under the driveway and exploded a beam in the garage =must have been a HELL of an explosion.
But we were not there at the time. Some 60 miles away in our regular home.
It was since sold when my father passed on.
That lightning blast that hit the pine tree just 60odd feet from my house upstate,or the one that bl
I'm not 100% sure. But from what feed stores warn about being near a pasture fence during a thunderstorm, I'm suspecting you could be standing on or near a track rail several hundred feet from where the tracks are struck and you could still be killed by it. I'm pretty sure it won't kill someone that way standing a couple of miles from where the tracks are hit...I'm thinking the lightning would ground out after it runs a certain distance.
I've heard of thunderstorms approaching when someone would be standing near a barbwire fence that surrounds an 80 acre cow pasture. Lightning strikes an area of fence about 500 feet away, and the bolt travels the fence and kills the person standing near the fence. I've heard of fences that were attached to a barn, and the lightning strikes the fence a distance away from the barn, then the bolt travels the fence to the barn, and burns the barn down.
As far as damage to the tracks, I suppose it could vary. I've seen metal objects such as a metal gate and an antenna tower that were struck and no visible signs of damage were present...Then also, I've heard of a length of logging chain laying on the ground that was hit and instantly melted into a pool of molten steel. I guess it depends on the bolt and how the object is hit.
I'm not 100% sure. But from what feed stores warn about being near a pasture fence during a thunders
Long linier metal things that run distances like farm fences, guard rails, metal bridge railings, railroad tracks, power lines, I would not be near them when lightning is around. Those things can act like a horizontal lightning rod when they are struck...And the longer distance the object runs, the longer target it is for a bolt of lightning. I wouldn't think being in a large steel yard would be an ideal place to be either.
Being in a body of water such as a river, creek or lake during a thunderstorm is bad news too.
Long linier metal things that run distances like farm fences, guard rails, metal bridge railings, ra
Actually in that last pic with the tracks, I just now looked at it.
The way I drew it, the lightning seems to be striking about 3 miles away (looking down the tracks to the south). And it is hitting a ways over to the right of the tracks (west of the tracks). It would take 15 seconds for the sound of the thunder from that strike to reach the village (sound travels 1 mile approx. every 5 seconds).
Actually in that last pic with the tracks, I just now looked at it. The way I drew it, the lightni
