Julia Orpwood looks through a broken window caused by the lightning strike. Photo: Geoff SloanThe night was just like any other for Julia and Harry Orpwood, then “all hell broke loose”. Last week their house was struck by lightning, leaving a large hole in a window. Said Harry: “It was like someone dropped a bomb.”At first, Julia thought something electrical had gone wrong with the house on Tancreds Rd, Lincoln. Julia sent a message to her family group chat, saying their house had been struck.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 09, 2026 02:49 UTC