mzkitty
I give up.
I think this happened an hour or so ago, but I put it as Breaking anyway:
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BRKG Washington, DC: 4 struck by lightning near White House - Update: 3 dead.
- Thread starter mzkitty
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Is Biden one of them?
Security team members or protestors at the gates?
mzkitty
I give up.
Published 2 hours ago • Updated 29 mins ago
Four people have life-threatening injuries after they were apparently struck by lightning near the White House in Washington, D.C., Thursday evening, fire officials say.
Secret Service and United States Park Police officers rushed to help the two women and two men when they saw the lightning strike, D.C. Fire and EMS Public Information Officer Vito Maggiolo said.
The victims were at Lafayette Square across from the White House, and they were near the center statue of former President Andrew Jackson, as well as a tree, Maggiolo said.
Medics took the women and men to area hospitals. Maggiolo said he could not elaborate on their exact injuries.
Thunderstorms moved through D.C. and surrounding areas about 6:30 p.m. Severe weather drenched parts of the region after a sweltering day of temperatures in the mid 90s.
www.nbcwashington.com
Four people have life-threatening injuries after they were apparently struck by lightning near the White House in Washington, D.C., Thursday evening, fire officials say.
Secret Service and United States Park Police officers rushed to help the two women and two men when they saw the lightning strike, D.C. Fire and EMS Public Information Officer Vito Maggiolo said.
The victims were at Lafayette Square across from the White House, and they were near the center statue of former President Andrew Jackson, as well as a tree, Maggiolo said.
Medics took the women and men to area hospitals. Maggiolo said he could not elaborate on their exact injuries.
Thunderstorms moved through D.C. and surrounding areas about 6:30 p.m. Severe weather drenched parts of the region after a sweltering day of temperatures in the mid 90s.
4 Critically Hurt During Apparent Lightning Strike Near White House
Two of the victims have died, police said in an update Friday morning. Go here for updates. Four people have life-threatening injuries after they were apparently struck by lightning near the White House in Washington, D.C., Thursday evening, fire officials said. U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Park...
www.nbcwashington.com
Griz3752
Retired, practising Curmudgeon
Funny but I was just thinking a "directed energy demo" went awry
night driver
ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
And TRUST ME they're all in Cardiac ICUs if the facilities are even remotely educated.
If you SURVIVE a lightning strike you are NOT out of the woods until 48-72 hours after the strike as it takes that long for your heart to settle back into a reasonable rhythm
If you SURVIVE a lightning strike you are NOT out of the woods until 48-72 hours after the strike as it takes that long for your heart to settle back into a reasonable rhythm
mzkitty
I give up.
If so, he missed.
medic38572
TB Fanatic
He don't miss, targets acquired and struck.
thereisnofork
Veteran Member
You'll never know... they'll roll out body double numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5...
mzkitty
I give up.
Um.......... wrong targets.
Blacknarwhal
Let's Go Brandon!
Nope. Not wrong. Can't be. Those people were supposed to be hit by lightning. Why, we don't know. Maybe it's a test of our compassion.
pauldingbabe
The Great Cat
"It's Alive!"
~Frankenstein
Or has that one been labeled to death too?
~Frankenstein
Or has that one been labeled to death too?
Walrus Whisperer
Hope in chains...
From your fingers to His ears!
MinnesotaSmith
Membership Revoked
Maybe. Plenty of muggers, (other) muds, welfare queens, lobbyists, registered Democrats, RINOs, other traitors, and foreigners in D.C. Plenty of potential targets for Him if he wants to prune back the human bush there a bit.
PghPanther
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Macgyver
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Three people have have died after being hit by lightning in DC
An elderly couple and an unidentified person who were hospitalized on Thursday after being critically injured by a lightning strike while sight-seeing near the White House, have died.
Man, 75, and man, 76, visiting DC from Wisconsin have died after being hit by lightning while sightseeing near the White House: Two others remain in hospital
- Donna Mueller, 75, and James Mueller, 76, were among the four injured by a lightening strike near the White House on Thursday
- The pair were visiting from Wisconsin when they were injured before 7 p.m. near a tree at a DC park
- The National Weather Service had issued a severe thunderstorm warning on Thursday for Washington D.C. between 6:30 and 7:15 p.m
Published: 09:22 EDT, 5 August 2022 | Updated: 09:33 EDT, 5 August 2022
Two elderly people hospitalized on Thursday after being critically injured by a lightening strike while sight seeing at Lafayette Square near the White House, have died.
Donna Mueller, 75, and James Mueller, 76, were visiting DC from Wisconsin when lightening struck them near a tree along with two others, according to The Washington Post.
The other two haven't been identified.
Officers of the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Park Police, which have a regular presence in the square, went to the assistance of the victims immediately
Officers of the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Park Police went to assist the victims immediately, according to VIto Maggiolo, a D.C. Fire and EMS spokesperson.
Maggiolo said it was likely that the four people caught in the incident tried to seek shelter under the nearby tree when the storm passed along just before 7 p.m.
The Fire and EMS spokesperson noted that trees are not the ideal shelter during thunderstorms.
'Trees are not safe places,' Maggiolo said. 'Anybody that goes to seek shelter under a tree, that's a very dangerous place to be.'
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Washington D.C. between 6:30 and 7:15 p.m
Lafayette Square, a seven-acre public park that lies directly north of the White House, is often crowded with visitors, especially in the summer months.
A violent thunderstorm swept through the capital late in the day.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area between 6:30 and 7:15 p.m., cautioning of wind gusts up to 60 mph.
Temperatures in Washington exceeded 90 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday, although, with the high humidity, the heat felt like more than 100F, forecasters said.
This is a developing story.
why a test?does it not know the out come?jeesh,listen to what you say.your god is so confusing.
Blacknarwhal
Let's Go Brandon!
God knows. We don't. Most tests are to show us more about ourselves than to show God anything.
We don't always understand what's going on, but that's a lot of why faith exists.
ShadowMan
Designated Grumpy Old Fart
We'd never be so lucky.
Fire for effect, over!
bw
Fringe Ranger
Maybe that's the test.
bw
Fringe Ranger
"Sense enough to get out of the rain" comes to mind.
bw
Fringe Ranger
My humor seems to be missing the mark lately. RB posted a graphic showing that men are hit by lightning many times more than women. Hence "sense enough to get out of the rain". Hell, I still think it's funny.
I wasn't poking fun at the dead tourists.
Meadowlark
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I am shocked, shocked I tell you.
Three people have have died after being hit by lightning in DC
An elderly couple and an unidentified person who were hospitalized on Thursday after being critically injured by a lightning strike while sight-seeing near the White House, have died.www.dailymail.co.uk
Man, 75, and man, 76, visiting DC from Wisconsin have died after being hit by lightning while sightseeing near the White House: Two others remain in hospital
By Vanessa Serna For Dailymail.Com
- Donna Mueller, 75, and James Mueller, 76, were among the four injured by a lightening strike near the White House on Thursday
- The pair were visiting from Wisconsin when they were injured before 7 p.m. near a tree at a DC park
- The National Weather Service had issued a severe thunderstorm warning on Thursday for Washington D.C. between 6:30 and 7:15 p.m
Published: 09:22 EDT, 5 August 2022 | Updated: 09:33 EDT, 5 August 2022
Two elderly people hospitalized on Thursday after being critically injured by a lightening strike while sight seeing at Lafayette Square near the White House, have died.
Donna Mueller, 75, and James Mueller, 76, were visiting DC from Wisconsin when lightening struck them near a tree along with two others, according to The Washington Post.
The other two haven't been identified.
Officers of the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Park Police, which have a regular presence in the square, went to the assistance of the victims immediately
Officers of the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Park Police went to assist the victims immediately, according to VIto Maggiolo, a D.C. Fire and EMS spokesperson.
Maggiolo said it was likely that the four people caught in the incident tried to seek shelter under the nearby tree when the storm passed along just before 7 p.m.
The Fire and EMS spokesperson noted that trees are not the ideal shelter during thunderstorms.
'Trees are not safe places,' Maggiolo said. 'Anybody that goes to seek shelter under a tree, that's a very dangerous place to be.'
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Washington D.C. between 6:30 and 7:15 p.m
Lafayette Square, a seven-acre public park that lies directly north of the White House, is often crowded with visitors, especially in the summer months.
A violent thunderstorm swept through the capital late in the day.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area between 6:30 and 7:15 p.m., cautioning of wind gusts up to 60 mph.
Temperatures in Washington exceeded 90 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday, although, with the high humidity, the heat felt like more than 100F, forecasters said.
This is a developing story.
many yrs ago i worked at a camp for young offenders.
basically.. take a buncha city kids, wannabe bangers, and out them out in the wilds of canada.
one day a group was canoeing on a lake, and a storm came up.
the instructors (18-20 yr olds) had everyone beach the canoes (aluminum)
and they sat under a tree to watch the lite show.
lightening hit the tree and 2? 3? died. (my memory sux)
others were paralized, for a short time.
radio contact was impaired. batteries fried.
switch out new batterys and storm still raging.
contact was.. base ask question. victim give clicks, as response.
base needed to ask the rite questions to get the seriousness of the situation
very hectic time.
OK, but my mother was hit twice by lightning coming in a window.
why was she coming in a window?
asking for a friend
AlfaMan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Death toll from this is now up to 3.
They had to be tourists and storms did a lot of popping up yesterday afternoon here.
The way that side of the WH is; there's no real shelter for anyone in case of a storm. PA av on that side has buildings but there's no overhangs on them to get out of the rain. The trees in the park are literally the only real shelter in case of a storm.
It's a secured area with lots of uniformed secret service on PA av, in LaFayette park and in front and behind the WH gate.
They had to be tourists and storms did a lot of popping up yesterday afternoon here.
The way that side of the WH is; there's no real shelter for anyone in case of a storm. PA av on that side has buildings but there's no overhangs on them to get out of the rain. The trees in the park are literally the only real shelter in case of a storm.
It's a secured area with lots of uniformed secret service on PA av, in LaFayette park and in front and behind the WH gate.
mzkitty
I give up.
why was she coming in a window?
asking for a friend
The lightning was coming in through the window.
ohiohippie
Veteran Member
Sad!
pauldingbabe
The Great Cat
jezzeee.
how sad.
how sad.