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Old 20th Mar 2019, 20:13
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wrecker
 
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One specific lightning strike was in a cb in a wooden glider picking up ice at a hell of a rate and was preceded by a display of St Elmo's fire.
The other St Elmo's displays have been mainly in ice crystal cloud (anvils). As to frequency of strikes/St Elmo, events subjectivley a 1:3 ratio.
Of course volcanic dust is known to cause spectacular St Elmo's events.
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