JC Post

JUNCTION CITY- The lightning and thunder that rumbled through northeast Kansas early Sunday left one calling card in Junction City.

Lightning slammed into the driveway of Traci Scott’s residence at  131 West Pine Street.

There were no injuries, and no damage to the house itself, but the driveway, a nearby patio, and her Jeep vehicle sustained damage.

Scott noted she was in bed listening to the storm. “And then out of nowhere this huge orange flash came right outside my bedroom window, and a very loud bang.

Scott went to her basement and smelled smoke, but it wasn’t until morning that she discovered the damage. “And there’s this huge hole in my driveway where the lightning struck. And when I say it struck it was with precision. It blew out about a foot-wide hole, and maybe about 8-10 inches deep hole in my driveway.”

The lightning strike cracked a window in her Jeep, left three black holes in the concrete patio, and the driveway. In one spot on the driveway you can see the rebar at the bottom of one of the holes.

Scott added “It was just incredibly close.”