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.
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