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Yes, Lightning Can Strip A Tree Of All Its Bark And That’s Not All

At least more than 400 people are struck by lightning every year according to the National Weather Service.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Lightning kills! The National Weather Service (NWS) reports lightning kills an average of 55-60 people, in the U.S. every year and severely injures hundreds of others. 

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We have seen our fair share of lightning strikes this storm season right here in the Piedmont Triad. It never ceases to amaze. On Tuesday, a lightning strike blew all the bark off a tree. Kristen Massey who lives in Madison said it happened in the Ferris Park neighborhood.

Credit: Kristen Massey
Lightning strips tree of all its bark

She said it sounded like a bomb went off when it hit and it also knocked down half of the tree. A photo reveals the bare tree with a perfect line of bark left in the yard.

Credit: Kristen Massey
Lightning strips tree of all its bark

In May, Meteorologist Christian Morgan tweeted out a photo after lightning hit a Pin Oak tree at his house in Asheboro. You can see a burn line straight down the tree and even into the ground from the lightning. 

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Credit: Christian Morgan
Lightning strikes tree leaving burn mark down trunk all the way through the ground.

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