South Florida has experienced a slew on lightning strikes over the past four days. Four people have died from strikes in the past two months.
A bolt hit Michelle St. Val's car on I-595 on Friday. Saturday lightning struck a Mobil gas station in Miramar, putting a hole in the roof. On Monday lightning again struck a car traveling on I-75 in Miami-Dade County and then lightning blew the windows out on a home just a few miles away.
During a lightning storm, the safest place to be is inside a home or building. Still, that isn't always fool-proof. Lightning can travel through wiring, plumbing, and even the wire mesh in concrete floors. The weather service urges people to stay off corded phones, turn off electrical appliances, and don't use water.
Florida has an average of 1.4 million lightning strikes a year, most of them just striking ground.
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