Following the incidents, South African Weather Service forecaster Puseletso Mofokeng said there was a common misconception that lightning mainly struck during heavy rain or a severe storm.
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Among the possibilities: Have astronauts wear a deployable shield resembling a heavy winter coat or have them hunker down in a storm shelter aboard the spacecraft during periods of high solar activity.
If we are indeed in the midst of a hurricane-heavy time, there's ample cause for concern that a severe storm would venture that far north.
He also said a "spin-off" storm was expected to create heavy snow in New England, and could push Boston to a February record.
While the storm has weakened as it moves north, it remains a dangerous storm that continues to produce heavy rains.
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The heavy rainfall -- particularly this storm had a lot of rain ahead of it as it was moving ashore -- the concern was where we could expect rainfall.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) A chilly spring storm was making its way eastward Wednesday after heavy snow and freezing rain prompted hundreds of flight cancellations, stranded motorists and knocked out power to thousands in several Western states.
Violent winds, torrential downpour and a storm surge could result in wide-spread power outages and heavy flooding.
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As a tropical storm, Gustav blasted Jamaica with high winds and drenched it with heavy rain Thursday night into Friday.
The storm, which began in Montana before moving east, follows a series of heavy winter snowstorms that have dropped double-digit snowfalls in the Midwest.
Nonetheless, its storm surge -- joined by heavy wind, rain and tornadoes -- left a swath of destruction from east Texas to Alabama.
On Monday morning, the storm was blowing out to the Atlantic with only isolated thunderstorms and localized heavy rain as a cold front began moving in and clearing the region.
But, again, from a storm that I think -- a lot of folks on the coastal areas also showed that inland the heavy rains produced quite a bit of damages and are continuing to produce damages.
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