As powerful storms rolled through Massachusetts on Saturday, one person caught the exact moment a boat owner got extremely unlucky.
A passerby recorded a bolt of lightning striking a boat docked in South Boston in a video obtained by CNN affiliate WFXT.
With thunderstorms rolling across Massachusetts and New England on Saturday, one person in South Boston caught the #shocking ⚡⚡ moment when lightning struck a nearby boat. #boston #boston25 #southie #zap pic.twitter.com/mVylFptsGr
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) July 7, 2019
The owner wasn’t on the boat and no one was hurt.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a warning for heavy rainfall and flooding in the Boston area Saturday afternoon.
[Areal Flood Warning] At 557 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms tracking southward through the warning area. These thunderstorms are producing 1 to 1.5 inches of rainfall. As a result of this rainfall, areas of urban and poor drainage flooding are expected. pic.twitter.com/zl6j7vkVzd
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) July 6, 2019
The thunderstorms, which ended at around 9:45 p.m., produced about 1 to 1.5 inches of rain, the NWS said. Flooding led to the closure of some freeway exits.
Headed out to the water? Follow these safe boating tips and check the forecast on your phone with https://t.co/cVF04jQk8q pic.twitter.com/2Q3ftqttxs
— National Weather Service (@NWS) July 7, 2019
The shocking video also caught the attention of the weather service, which said it was a “great example of why we say ‘When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!'”
By Michelle Lou