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Daily Mail
25-04-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Teen girl struck by lightning recalls the moment 'everything went numb' as her house was hit by wild storms
A Queensland teenager has described the terrifying moment a lightning bolt smashed through her bedroom ceiling and set her mattress on fire. Bloom Kermode, 17, from Burpengary, north of Brisbane, was relaxing in bed while severe storms lashed the region early on Friday morning. At about 3am a bolt of lightning caused her bedroom ceiling to cave in. 'It hit the roof and everything just exploded,' Ms Kermode told 7News. 'Everything was white and I had this ringing in my ears.' All of the teen's electrical cables and powerpoints were destroyed in the blast. The current had also seemed to pass through her body. Ms Kermode had been texting on her phone while it was charging at the time of the strike, and found that her arm was suddenly 'stuck... tensed, and everything was numb, fully numb'. Next-door, Ms Kermod's neighbour Jack Thom had also been scrolling on his phone at the time of the strike and received a 'good shock' from the lightning. 'Right across my arms. Woke me up,' he said. A second woman was rushed to hospital with a neck injury after being struck by lightning at a home in Yandina on the Sunshine Coast at about 12.45am. In all, 2,500 lightning strikes were unleashed as storms lashed Queensland's southeast early on Friday, cancelling Anzac Day services in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast. At Nambour, on the Sunshine Coast, 200mm of rain fell in just three hours, causing flooding for homes and businesses that were still recovering from Cyclone Alfred. While the wild weather appears to have passed, on Saturday there remained the chance of a thunderstorm in southern Queensland and over northern and western Cape York Peninsula, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. On Sunday, there
New York Post
25-04-2025
- Climate
- New York Post
Teen recalls horror moment she got struck by lightning while scrolling on TikTok: ‘Everything was exploding'
A teenager has recounted the horror moment she was struck by lightning after it hit her roof during a thunderstorm. Bloom Kermode, 17, was scrolling on TikTok when a lightning bolt struck the roof of her home in Yandina Bli Bli Road at 12:43 a.m. on Friday. Advertisement 'There was this big bang and everything went white and my whole body started shaking – everything was exploding,' Kermode told 10 News. 'Everything went white. 'Because I had my phone in my hands, the electric current went into me and my whole arm went numb, and it felt almost like I was having a seizure.' 4 Bloom Kermode recounted the horror moment she was struck by lightning after it hit her roof during a thunderstorm. 7News Advertisement She said she was lying in her room and about to go to bed when it happened. 'Everything was on fire, so I was like, 'I need to get out of here,' so I grabbed my dog, and I was out, and I left. 'The roof caved in, and my blanket was on fire, the side of my bed was on fire, and all the ports had come out and exploded. Everything was flaming up and stuff. 'It was pretty shocking.' Advertisement 4 'There was this big bang and everything went white and my whole body started shaking – everything was exploding,' Kermode told 10 News. 7News Kermode was one of the two women struck by lightning last night. She was taken to Nambour Hospital with neck pain but was in a stable condition. Another woman had minor burns after lightning struck her home on Coutts Drive, Burpengary, at 2:54 a.m., but was in a stable condition despite minor burns. Advertisement 4 'Because I had my phone in my hands, the electric current went into me and my whole arm went numb, and it felt almost like I was having a seizure,' she continued. 7News This came after severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for South East Queensland on Friday Morning, following the Sunshine Coast being inundated by lashing rainfall. The warning from the Bureau of Meteorology was issued for communities in Gold Coast, Coolangatta, Beenleigh, Jimboomba, and Mount Tamborine. 'A surface trough is combining with an upper trough to cause thunderstorms and heavy showers in the southeast this morning,' the warning read. 4 Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for South East Queensland on Friday Morning, following the Sunshine Coast being inundated by lashing rainfall. The wet conditions came amid Australians commemorating the bravest among us this Anzac Day. Rainfall overnight had led to Brisbane being inundated with rain today, resulting in flash flooding. Advertisement There is currently flash flooding on the Sunshine Coast, including Mooloolah Valley, Crosby Hill Rd, Nambour, and Neill Rd. A man was taken to Nambour Hospital amid the flash flooding at around 3 a.m., but was in a stable condition.
News.com.au
25-04-2025
- Climate
- News.com.au
Horror moment teen struck by lightning while scrolling Tiktok
A teenager has recounted the horror moment she was struck by lightning after it hit her roof during a thunderstorms. Bloom Kermode, 17, was scrolling on TikTok when a lightning bolt struck the roof of her home in Yandina Bli Bli Road at 12.43am on Friday. 'There was this big bang and everything went white and my whole body started shaking – everything was exploding,' Ms Kermode told 10 News. 'Everything went white. 'Because I had my phone in my hands, the electric current went into me and my whole arm went numb and it felt almost like I was having a seizure.' She said she was laying in her room and about to go to bed when it happened. 'Everything was on fire, so I was like 'I need to get out of here' and so I grabbed my dog and I was out, and I left. 'The roof caved in and my blanket was on fire, the side of my bed was on fire and all the ports had come out and exploded. Everything was flaming up and stuff. 'It was pretty shocking.' Ms Kermode was one of the two women struck by lightning last night. She was taken to Nambour Hospital with neck pain but in a stable condition. Another woman had minor burns after lightning struck her home on Coutts Drive, Burpengary at 2.54am, but was in a stable condition despite minor burns. This came after severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for South East Queensland on Friday Morning, following the Sunshine Coast being inundated by lashing rainfall. The warning from the Bureau of Meterology was issued for communities in Gold Coast, Coolangatta, Beenleigh, Jimboomba and Mount Tamborine. 'A surface trough is combining with an upper trough to cause thunderstorms and heavy showers in the southeast this morning,' the warning read. The wet conditions came amid Australians commemorating the bravest among us this Anzac Day. Rainfall overnight had lead to Brisbane being inundated with rain today resulting in flash flooding. There is currently flash flooding on the Sunshine Coast, including Mooloolah Valley, Crosby Hill Rd, Nambour and Neill Rd. A man was taken to Nambour Hospital amid the flash flooding at around 3am, but was in a stable condition.
Perth Now
25-04-2025
- Climate
- Perth Now
Horror moment teen struck by lightning
A teenager has recounted the horror moment she was struck by lightning after it hit her roof during a thunderstorms. Bloom Kermode, 17, was scrolling on TikTok when a lightning bolt struck the roof of her home in Yandina Bli Bli Road at 12.43am on Friday. 'There was this big bang and everything went white and my whole body started shaking – everything was exploding,' Ms Kermode told 10 News. 'Everything went white. 'Because I had my phone in my hands, the electric current went into me and my whole arm went numb and it felt almost like I was having a seizure.' The teen recalled the horror moment Credit: NewsWire The roof caved in from the lightning strike. 7News Credit: NewsWire She said she was laying in her room and about to go to bed when it happened. 'Everything was on fire, so I was like 'I need to get out of here' and so I grabbed my dog and I was out, and I left. 'The roof caved in and my blanket was on fire, the side of my bed was on fire and all the ports had come out and exploded. Everything was flaming up and stuff. 'It was pretty shocking.' Ms Kermode was one of the two women struck by lightning last night. She was taken to Nambour Hospital with neck pain but in a stable condition. Another woman had minor burns after lightning struck her home on Coutts Drive, Burpengary at 2.54am, but was in a stable condition despite minor burns. This came after severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for South East Queensland on Friday Morning, following the Sunshine Coast being inundated by lashing rainfall. The warning from the Bureau of Meterology was issued for communities in Gold Coast, Coolangatta, Beenleigh, Jimboomba and Mount Tamborine. Two women were struck by lightning, with one reporting that 'everything went white'. Credit: NewsWire 'A surface trough is combining with an upper trough to cause thunderstorms and heavy showers in the southeast this morning,' the warning read. The wet conditions came amid Australians commemorating the bravest among us this Anzac Day. Rainfall overnight had lead to Brisbane being inundated with rain today resulting in flash flooding. There is currently flash flooding on the Sunshine Coast, including Mooloolah Valley, Crosby Hill Rd, Nambour and Neill Rd. A man was taken to Nambour Hospital amid the flash flooding at around 3am, but was in a stable condition.
7NEWS
25-04-2025
- Climate
- 7NEWS
Burpengary teen among two struck by lightning as wild storms strike homes and bring relentless rain to Queensland's southeast
A teenager has miraculously survived after a bolt of lightning crashed through her bedroom and set her mattress on fire north of Brisbane. Bloom Kermode, 17, was one of two people injured when overnight storms unleashed 2500 lighting strikes across Queensland 's southeast. A bolt caused the ceiling of Bloom's Burpengary bedroom to cave in and her mattress to catch fire just before 3am. 'It hit the roof and everything just exploded,' Bloom told 7NEWS, with her powerpoints and electrical cables destroyed. 'Everything was white and I had this ringing in my ears.' The teen had been using her phone on charge when her home was struck by lightning. 'My arm was stuck.... tensed. And it was fully numb. Everything was numb,' she said. Her neighbour next door also copped a 'good shock' while scrolling on his phone. 'Got me right across my arms,' Jack Thom told 7NEWS. At least a dozen Anzac Day Dawn Services and marches were cancelled as residents around Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast woke to the wild weather on Friday. A woman in her 30s was also taken to Nambour Hospital with a neck injury after being hit by lightning at a home in Yandina, on the Sunshine Coast, about 12.45am. Along with the thousands of lightning strikes, the storms also brought heavy rain. Nambour copped 200mm of rain in just three hours, cutting off homes and seeping into shops. 'Everything looked so beautiful yesterday and today it's a mess,' local Frank Browne said. Several drivers caught out by the floodwaters had to be rescued, but it cleared almost as fast as the rain fell. Residents and business owners are now cleaning up from the third flood this year, with some only just having recovered from Cyclone Alfred.
