NBC: Alabama Woman Struck by Lightning While Praying

WSBTV.com
Woman Hit By Lightning While Praying

POSTED: 2:52 pm EDT May 30, 2006

DAPHNE, Ala. -- Worried about the safety of her family during a stormy
Memorial Day trip to the beach, Clara Jean Brown stood in her kitchen and
prayed for their safe return as a strong thunderstorm rumbled through
Baldwin County, Alabama.

But while she prayed, lightning suddenly exploded, blowing through the
linoleum and leaving a blackened area on the concrete. Brown wound up on the
floor, dazed and disoriented by the blast but otherwise uninjured.

She said 'Amen' and the room was engulfed in a huge ball of fire. The
65-year-old Brown said she is blessed to be alive.

Firefighters said its likely she was hit by a bolt of lightning that
apparently struck outside and traveled into the house yesterday afternoon.
She was found lying on the floor by her 14-year-old granddaughter.

Fire officials think the lightning likely struck across the street from the
couple's home and traveled into the house through a water line. The
lightning continued into the couple's backyard and ripped open a small
trench.

A family member said he will no longer assume it is safe to be indoors
during a lightning strike.

Dime-sized hail and wind gusts of up to 45 miles-per-hour moved across
coastal Baldwin County. As much as three inches of rain fell in some areas
in three hours.
Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material
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