Lightning Strike Explodes Utility Pole

LIGHTNING STRIKE EXPLODES UTILITY POLE

WITH VID

By Soban Aslam

Watch as a powerful lightning bolt slams into a utility pole just moments before a vehicle passes by in Kansas.

Dakota Brown captured the dramatic near miss on a dashboard camera while traveling east toward Seneca, Kansas, USA

The video shows stormy conditions ahead before a brilliant positive lightning strike suddenly hits a roadside utility pole.

The impact sends a shower of sparks bursting into the air and across the roadway directly in front of the vehicle.

Passengers can be heard reacting in shock as the vehicle continues through the aftermath of the strike.

The dramatic footage highlighting the immense power and unpredictability of lightning during severe weather was shared online.

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