Airport lightning strike

Airport lightning strike: Lightning shuts down BWI airport for two hours
Airport lightning strike: The Federal Aviation Administration says lightning struck BWI's air traffic control tower at 2:21 p.m. The airport was shut down till 4:45 p.m.




Lightning strikes near Portland, Maine, Sept. 11. There were more than 1,000 lightning strikes per hour at the height of the storm, according to the National Weather Service. Trees and power lines were knocked down across the region, and an electric substation was damaged.

Federal officials and the head of an air traffic control group says a worker was hurt when lightning struck BWI Airport, shutting down flight operations.

source: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0912/Airport-lightning-strike-Lightning-shuts-down-BWI-airport-for-two-hours