The allure of lightning

July has been a memorable month for severe summer weather, and as I write this we are only halfway through!

On July 4, mother nature declared her independence. It was an experience I will not soon forget.

I watched lightning web through sky off to the northeast as I drove to Carrington that afternoon, headed for the 5 p.m. Independence Day parade. Considering the pavement on Hwy. 281 was already w...