Scary video shows man being nearly struck by lightning

Romulus McNeill says he's thankful to have escaped a lightning strike without major injuries. The video shows McNeill on a sidewalk when a bolt of electricity strikes near him. He staggers, but manages to stay on his feet and run for cover.

"Supa thankful to have been able to motor scoot out of there without major injures," he wrote.

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[CaviseAnewaned]

This exact experience happened to me last night. Changed my life forever I’m grateful to still be here

[joesmith]

This exact thing happened to me before it was right in front it didn’t look like it came from sky it was like a streak in front of me I ran to my house crying I was like 7 never forgot

[johnmatos]

HOLY CRAP that was too close I'm glad he walked away unscathed

[Royal_Fortune]

This literally just happened to me last night but it was x1000 worse without being hit of course. There was a torrential downpour out of nowhere and my stepbrother and I began running to our house through the ran. We were soaked and in pain from pushing ourselves to get out of the nightmare because we’re nowhere close to the house and we were approaching this path in the darkness that took us home from the main road. The next second as we’re running my vision goes solid white and I hear the most deafening crack of thunder like a cannon going off quite literally a foot away from my right side. I swear I could even feel the heat from the flash. My stepbrother eas just behind where it hit. We were both extremely lucky.

It’s the suddenness of it and the fact that you were entirely at the mercy of nature but you’re only realizing that in hindsight that’s so terrifying. This is so much scarier than the video lets on.

[richardgoodson]

Yeah, don’t forget to pick up your lightning rod before running away😂

[chairmanmeow]

That happened to me too, but I used my superpowered heat shield to deflect it just in time

[ẞÆMT]

I was fully expecting lightning mcqueen to show up

[meenak]

It is not advisable to use umbrella during lightning or thunderstorm as the handle of the umbrella is made up of metal which conducts electricity


Hope you understand, pls give me likes

[TheLambdaTeam]

Boy, I don't wanna be in his CURRENT situation! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[SamanthaTheSonicFan]

Zeus was just trying to have a little laugh

[howrude]

I was in Hurricane Irma in 2017 I was living in Fort Myers, Florida when we got a warning about a hurricane. I was 5 so i did not know what was going on but i can yell you its really scary.

[luiquilang]

It's actually an upward streamer that didn't become Lightning.

[yourrightimsooosorry]

I'd be running away from the umbrella not picking it up!!!!🖖😁

[ChillinWithBrody]

If you put it in slow mode, it almost looks like it came from the ground. Obviously, it didn't, but it looks weird.

[YatikaPatel-rb]

So scary it is going to give me nightmares 😢

[spiritedwill]

I'd be terrified! Talk about a shocking experience

[nathannelson]

The closest I've been to a lightning strike was seven feet, but I was in a car. This guy cut it way too close!

[derekwall]

he didn't get hit, yeah we saw what looked like a lightning bolt in the camera but that was likely a reflection

[Forgotten-cl]

That Lightning strike was Thor's tear that he shed.

[bulletprooftiger]

Bro picked up his umbrella 🤦‍♂️💀I was yelling to leave it! 😂 The pole is metal!