A Man Was Struck and Killed By Lightning . . . 48 Years After His Dad Died the Same Way!

In 1963, the father of five-year old Stephen Rooney went fishing in Fortescue, New Jersey. He was holding a metal fishing knife which served as a conductor when a bolt of lightning struck and killed him. Fast forward 48 years, to this past July 4th weekend. Now 54 years old, Stephen Rooney was at a family barbecue in Hammonton, New Jersey. There were thunderstorms in the area, but Stephen tried to calm everyone down. He said, quote, "Don't worry guys, you're with me. Lightning doesn't strike twice in the same family." A short time later, Stephen left the table to smoke a cigar. A bolt of lightning struck the sycamore tree he was standing under, and Stephen was electrocuted. Paramedics tried to revive him, but he never regained consciousness and died five days later.

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The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore Freaked Out When He Experienced "Thundersnow"!

If you haven't heard of "thundersnow" it's exactly what it sounds like. It's when lightning strikes in the middle of a snowstorm. Jim Cantore from the Weather Channel freaked out when it happened during a live report.

Phil Has Spoken!!

GOBBLER'S KNOB, Penn. -- The world-famous weather-reading groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicted spring was on its way Wednesday from his home at Gobbler's Knob, near Punxsutawney, Penn. His prediction offered the US some hope of respite as the country faced one of its largest winter storms since the 1950s. Thirty states were crippled by what the National Weather Service described as "life-threatening" weather conditions that stretched across 2,000 miles from Texas to Maine. According to American folklore, if the rodent sees his shadow, then the country can expect six more weeks of winter. If he does not, then spring is on the way.