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Old Aug 20, 2015, 10:27 pm
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Originally Posted by steved5480
Some stats the NWS published had Orange County Florida (Orlando) in the Top Ten list of counties most prone to lightening strikes.

As others have reported, lightening on or near the airport (+/- 5 miles) = rampers go inside and everything effectively grinds to a halt until the storm passes.

As of 11pm EDT, it appears the weather has weakened/moved off to the east. Did you finally make it to a gate?
light·en·ing
ˈlītn-iNG,ˈlītniNG/
noun
a drop in the level of the uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages in the pelvis.

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