Lightning Safety

Emergency exercise preceded Indiana fair disaster

9 Feb 2012

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — High winds. Lightning. Hail. A severe thunderstorm warning. A huge crowd waits for country duo Sugarland to take the stage.

Lucky strike: Decorative lightning rods

9 Feb 2012

Is there anything Ben Franklin didn't invent? Bifocals, odometers, swim fins, political cartoons, batteries, Franklin stoves and, of course, the first lightning rod were all results of Franklin's ingenuity. Years of experimentation with electricity led to his conclusion that bolts of lightning were,...

Emergency drill foreshadowed tragedy

9 Feb 2012

High winds. Lightning. Hail. A severe thunderstorm warning. A huge crowd waits for country duo Sugarland to take the stage. Read more at www.WISHTV.com