OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A lightning strike and thunder woke up two West Omaha families Monday night with a loud bang. The strike hit a tree branch and went through the tree and into the ground, damaging the gas line underneath the properties.
It’s an event KETV NewsWatch 7 meteorologist Luke Vickery says is rare but possible.
“You don’t really think of a lot of times during these storms. You think, ‘OK, I’m in safe shelter when I’m in my home,’ but there is some less frequent occasions where you can get struck by lightning inside your home just by pieces of your home being a conductor,’ Vickery said…