Mom Tells Daughter Not To Be Afraid of the Storm, Then Disaster Strikes

Emma Lewis, a 41-year-old woman from Pembrokeshire, Wales, was attempting to comfort her daughter during a thunderstorm on May 27. Lewis, who has a fondness for storms, was recounting her own childhood memories of storm chasing with her daughter as the weather turned. She shared that she wanted to teach her daughter to appreciate storms rather than fear them. However, this attempt backfired when their house was struck by lightning, directly impacting the Lewis family.

While recording a video of the storm outside her home, Lewis informed her daughter of the approaching thunderstorm. As the storm intensified, the family witnessed a massive flash of lightning and heard an intense crash. Lewis attempted to reassure her daughter by counting the seconds between the lightning and thunder, a childhood practice she herself had employed to manage her fear of storms. However, the storm's ferocity quickly escalated, leading to a frightening and loud thunderclap.

In that moment, Lewis's daughter began to scream, causing Lewis to panic and think that her child might have been struck by lightning. The family soon noticed a burning smell, realizing that the lightning had indeed struck their home. Although no one was physically injured, their house suffered severe damage—two plugs were completely destroyed and burnt out by the lightning strike.

The Lewis family's terrifying experience serves as a reminder that direct lightning strikes, though rare, do occur and can have devastating consequences.