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Old August 20th 04, 12:25 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
Jon O'Rourke Jon O'Rourke is offline
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Default Sparking Trees in Strom?


"Alex Stephens Jr" wrote in message
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St Elmo's fire? Wouldn't have thought that was likely from trees?
Maybe streamers? Never seen sparking trees before unless they have

actually
been zapped.
Alex.


It had me thinking of streamers too but I wouldn't like to say for sure.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/Flagstaff/science/lightnin.htm

Jon.