“It was loud, shook the house. Like an earthquake…” A mother in Huntington Beach filmed a terrifying moment when lightning struck a palm tree just feet from her children.
What started as a bit of backyard weather-watching turned into a terrifying near-miss for one Huntington Beach family. The whole thing was caught on camera and made for some incredible images.
Penelope Buckner and her brother were standing outside admiring Tuesday’s thunderstorm in Southern California when lightning suddenly struck a palm tree just feet away from them. The children bolted for cover as the bolt cracked through the neighborhood…