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This funeral home parking lot in Enid offered a nice view of this high based storm to my northwest. But soon the storm would drop on my list of concerns.....
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....where on Earth did all these birds come from???
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With time, these birds would move closer and closer.....
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....while substantially decreasing in numbers. Where there had been over a thousand birds just minutes earlier, there are now just 200. |
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50 birds left..... |
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6 left.....
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All gone!!!
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Later that night, the storms arrived in Norman. Keep a close eye on the reflection of the TV screen at the bottom of the image, as well as the street light.
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WOO WEE!!!! NOW THAT'S A CLOSE STRIKE!!!!!! Actually this strike hit a power pole about 200 yards away, it appears closer due to a reflection off the inside of the lens. This illusion is very common among camcorders whenever it captures a lightning strike, which has led a few storm chasers to mistakenly believe they captured a very close lightning strike. It's pretty obvious this strike couldn't have been as close as it appears - notice how the strike appears to be IN FRONT OF the bars on the window. Moving on....
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...after the power pole took the hit, my TV shut off, while the street light dimmed significantly.
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After about 30 seconds, my TV came back on, and the street light slowly began to regain full brightness.
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