Talk about having a bad day
From Amherst, Kansas
comes this story of a close call followed by just plain bad luck:
House Untouched In Tornado, Struck By Lightning Catches Fire
This story is nearly too ironic to believe, one house on Amherst was the only untouched on the entire block in the tornado, Wednesday morning it was struck by lightning and went up in flames.
You can say the Tindall family were the lucky ones last last Wednesday night.
"It's my understanding there was no damage to their house, I think they lost a cushion from their patio furniture,� family friend Jennifer Walker said.
In fact the Tindall's have been giving of their time all week.
"They have been so involved in all the work that has been going on in Manhattan the last couple days by helping other families out."
Now those families are reaching out to them. Just after 1AM Wednesday morning they heard the crack of the lightning as is struck the roof of their home.
"She was like Mark I think the lightning hit our house, about that time is when the lights went off in the hallway. The room was already full of smoke she said she could see the bottom of the crib, but that quick smoke had already filled the room."
Yikes! The article said that they will rebuild.
Posted by DaveH at June 19, 2008 8:15 AM