Lightning Strikes Los Alamos Golf Course Trees

Lightning struck a tree around 4:30 p.m. Sunday near Tee 12 at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Reports are that a golfer near the strike was knocked off his feet but uninjured and the sound from the strike heard over in Quemazon. The lightning appears to have jumped to a smaller tree a few feet away. Excavated dirt is visible at the base of the tree where the lightning exited at the ground. Photo by Kerry Habiger

Los Alamos County Golf Pro Jim Phillips stands on Tee 12 Monday near where it appears the same lightning bolt that hit the tall tree at left, also struck this smaller tree growing a few feet away to the right Sunday at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Lightning also veered down the back side of the tall tree struck Sunday at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Pieces of bark from the trees struck by lightning were strewn around the area. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Strong winds toppled this tree recently at the Los Alamos County Golf Course. These old rotted trees are dubbed widow makers because of the danger they pose to people walking by when one suddenly crashes to the ground. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

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