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Flights Delayed Due To Lightning Strike At Airport

Flights Delayed Due To Lightning Strike At Airport

Two flights were delayed yesterday [Aug 5] after a lightning strike caused an electrical surge in one of the radio communication systems at the airport. A Transport Ministry spokesperson said, “A powerful lightning strike from a severe thunderstorm cell caused an electrical surge in one of the radio communication systems at the L.F. Wade International... Read more of this article

Photos: Lightning Lights Up The Night Sky

Photos: Lightning Lights Up The Night Sky

The Bermuda Weather Service issued a Thunderstorm Advisory for last night [Aug 22], and locals were greeted with a heavy rain downpour, thunderstorm and lightning. These photos were taken off the east end of Bermuda at approximately 9pm last night, showing the lightning storm visible in the night sky. Click to enlarge photos: #gallery-1 { margin:... Read more of this article

Lightning Damages Bermuda Maritime Centre

Lightning Damages Bermuda Maritime Centre

At approximately 1pm yesterday [Aug 16], during a thunderstorm passing the vicinity of Fort George, Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre sustained a severe lightning strike, hitting the operations building directly and damaging some of their equipment. A spokesperson said: “This has had a serious effect on our stations telephones, radio communication... Read more of this article

Photos/Video: Lightning Strikes Off East End

Photos/Video: Lightning Strikes Off East End

[Updated with video] Numerous bolts of lightning could be seen over many parts of Bermuda this evening [July 23], with a frontal boundary lingering across Bermuda, causing showers and thunderstorms tonight. The photos and video below were taken between 8.30pm and 9.10pm this evening from a location in St David’s pointing in a southerly direction. A... Read more of this article

Pole Struck By Lightning, Bridge Gets ‘Stuck’

Pole Struck By Lightning, Bridge Gets ‘Stuck’

[Updated – At approximately 11.30am today [July 23] an insulator on a utility pole was struck by lightning, causing the Swing Bridge in St George’s to become stuck and a massive traffic jam to form on both sides. BELCO responded and quickly fixed the issue, with the bridge re-opening at approximately 12.30pm] There is a massive traffic jam... Read more of this article