Lightning strike turns transformer into fireball in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; Storm Erin developing into first hurricane of 2025
The video of the lightning strike and the resultant fireball was captured by a
Mount Pleasant
Police Department car dashcam. "A bit too much excitement for a Monday! The lightning strike caused our power outages and traffic delays. Fortunately, no one was injured, and @DominionEnergy responded quickly, restoring power and removing the downed wires," the police department posted on its X handle.
— MountPleasantPD (@MountPleasantPD)
The dashcam video shows lighting striking the power transformer as heavy rains lash the area. Cars and trucks are seen whizzing past as the transformer turns into a fireball on the west of the road while the powerline on the east also erupts into a blaze.
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Mount Pleasant, the fourth-most populous city in South Carolina, lies in Charleston County which is nestled in the Lowcountry region of the state.
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Providing electricity to nearly 3.6 million homes and business establishments across three states - Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, Dominion Energy is headquartered in Richmond, Va. The company also supplies regulated natural gas service to 500,000 customers in South Carolina.
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Storm Erin developing into a hurricane
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Erin is gaining strength in the Atlantic, according to AccuWeather meteorologists. The storm is on course to become the first hurricane of the North American 2025 season, weeks before the normal onset of the hurricane season in the Atlantic. Storm Erin will also become the first to make landfall in continental US in 2025.
It started forming off the western African coast, and is not gathering momentum as it moves across the Atlantic Ocean and nears the Caribbean and US mainland. The storm can be categorised as a hurricane by August 13. It can develop into a category 3 hurricane by August 16.
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