Lightning Strike Sears Tree in Summerville, South Carolina
A South Carolina woman captured the moment a tree in a neighbor’s backyard was scorched by lightning, amid a storm that swept through the town of Summerville and surrounding areas on August 15.
In this footage recorded by Summerville resident Amber Heffelbower, lightning bolts strike a tree twice in quick succession. An orange glow can be seen along the tree’s trunk following the second strike.
Local meteorologists tweeted regarding “dangerous lightning” and “heavy rain” in the region during a storm in the early evening of August 15 that extended from Moncks Corner to Summerville. Credit: Amber Heffelbower via Storyful
