Three strikes you're out! Close, loud lightning strikes in Purmerend 07022015
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Published 2015-07-04
0:59 , 1:19 , 1:42
After July 2nd 2015 proved to be a very hot day with temperatures reaching 37 degrees Celsius, metereological services issued severe thunderstorm warnings in the early afternoon, affecting the coastal and northern regions of Holland from about 6pm until 6am the next day.
This storm started with some heavy precipitation but that died out quite quickly.
The storm itself wasn't spectacular at first, but that was about to change.
Rather unprepaired as I was, I held my TASCAM DR-40 and a Rode NT4 microphone connected to it in one hand, while holding the camera with my other.
This unfortunately caused some microphone-handling to be recorded, I tried my best in editing that out.
After the first strike, you see me placing the camera on my bed, in an attempt to pull some plugs. There were 2 mains cables running more or less next to my feet and I wasn't very comfortable with that. After the second strike I did not really get the time to do something and after the third, I found it to be suicidal to even touch a plug still in a live wall-socket (yes, no powercut after the first strike!)
Unfortunately, I hit the record button after the third strike and in the adrenaline rush, I didn't notice that. Thankfully, the TASCAM kept running, allthough the loss of image is a pity, as strike number 5 was again a very clear and bright strike right in front of me.
All Comments (21)
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This storm is incredibly loud and dangerous, I love those storms
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You know something is going to happen when all of a sudden it goes quiet.
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Holy Crap! That is Loud and Close!
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a good frequency you can use for lightning tracking is down around 150 KHZ, if it's quiet on the long wave bands, not your average HF bands, you can hear it as far out as maybe a good 600 mules depending on the strength of the storm, it's actually got an asmr effect to it, and sometimes i will use it to help me calm down from some of the anxiety attacks i sometimes have, try it, it's very calming.
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Great video man Beautiful close bolts .
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My guy went from his language to “HOLY SHIT” in English at 2:40 😂😂
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Toen ik in september 2022 de recording maakte gierde ook het kippenvel door mijn lijf, maar deze video blijft heel spectaculair buitendat ik 1 knal meemaakte op d'r Aak in Heerenveen
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0:59 THATS WAY TO CLOSE FOR COMFORT!!!
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I'm very impressed so I've subscribe. Under the circumstances I think you did a sterling job!👍🎥 Nice one.
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That was a real thunder storm WOW 😳😳😳😳😳😁😁😁😁👍👍👍⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡
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Dat maak je niet iedere dag mee zoiets.Ik heb in onze regio( oost-VL,Lokeren) nog nooit dergelijke inslagen meegemaakt met heel hard geluid.In Nederland zijn de onweders een stuk heviger dan in Vlaanderen.Mooie video!
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You watch these things cause you love lightning. So why does it happen more often than not, that with the first one or two strikes you almost jump so high that you could put a hole in your ceiling? Even when you’re expecting to see it? It’s unfathomable......🌩⚡️
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YES PLEASE! Such power, nice catch :)
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Wow!!!! That was soooo loud!!!! Makes me jumpy!!!!
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I would probably die inside if I make a mistake like that😤😢
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Cool dude 🌧️🌩️⛈️
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Bloody hell that was good!
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This was a fairly spectacular and widespread event, even up the east coast of the UK widespread severe storms broke out that night. I was visiting family in Aberdeen (Scotland) and it was very warm and muggy by day, with tower clouds often appearing and fading before the weather finally broke around midnight with a spectacular lightning display.
