we had a crazy storm blow through here yesterday. About 30 minutes of hail, heavy winds, and rain. We heard a huge thunderclap and saw immediate flash, so close I was convinced it hit the house. My son and i went out to investigate the storm drain, and the hail damage in the garden (and also, he wanted to collect a bucket of hail)
![Stack Attack- Wood pile collapse Stack Attack- Wood pile collapse](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/228/228820-15f5c8cf540a3dab41127ff936f5d4c3.jpg)
Upon walking in the back yard by the stacks, we discovered this...
![Stack Attack- Wood pile collapse Stack Attack- Wood pile collapse](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/228/228821-e91e478008207e46c1e1d3e89f598879.jpg)
At first I thought it was lightning, but i'm not sure. it might have just been the super high winds and the vibration. This was the only one knocked over. Tomorrow when it dries out, i will go and see if it was charred or not.
It did get me thinking though. I have a lot of fuel in the back yard right now. Has anyone here lost their stacks due to lightning strike?
![Stack Attack- Wood pile collapse Stack Attack- Wood pile collapse](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/228/228820-15f5c8cf540a3dab41127ff936f5d4c3.jpg)
Upon walking in the back yard by the stacks, we discovered this...
![Stack Attack- Wood pile collapse Stack Attack- Wood pile collapse](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/228/228821-e91e478008207e46c1e1d3e89f598879.jpg)
At first I thought it was lightning, but i'm not sure. it might have just been the super high winds and the vibration. This was the only one knocked over. Tomorrow when it dries out, i will go and see if it was charred or not.
It did get me thinking though. I have a lot of fuel in the back yard right now. Has anyone here lost their stacks due to lightning strike?
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