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   Nine cows on a farm in Ireland were killed after they were   
   struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm on Sunday.   
      
   The incident happened Sunday afternoon as heavy thunderstorms   
   bore through Dunlicky, County Clare, located on the west coast   
   of Ireland.   
      
   The country's weather service had issued a weather alert for   
   large parts of Ireland as thunderstorms brought the threat of   
   torrential downpours, hail, and flash flooding.   
      
   LIGHTNING SAFETY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW   
      
   The Irish Examiner reported that a passer-by was driving along   
   when the person spotted a number of animals with their "legs in   
   the air."   
      
   People who were in the area at the time the storms moved through   
   reported "a lot of thunderstorm activity," with several claps of   
   thunder and plentiful lightning.   
      
   "The rain was pouring down really heavy for about 20 minutes,”   
   another person told the Examiner.   
      
   A similar incident happened last year when eight cows were   
   struck and killed by lightning during a storm in Moneygall,   
   according to the news outlet.   
      
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DANGERS: WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE WARNINGS   
   SERIOUSLY   
      
   In the U.S, two giraffes at a Florida wildlife park were killed   
   instantly last May when they were struck by lightning during a   
   sudden storm in the area as they were out in the pasture.   
      
   Lightning typically strikes tall objects such as trees and   
   skyscrapers because their tops are closer to the base of the   
   storm cloud, according to The National Severe Storms Laboratory.   
      
   "However, this does not always mean tall objects will be struck.   
   It all depends on where the charges accumulate," according to   
   the agency. "Lightning can strike the ground in an open field   
   even if the tree line is close by."   
      
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   Lightning, known as a "bolt from the blue," can also strike from   
   as far away as 25 miles away from a thunderstorm cloud, even   
   when there appear to be clear skies, according to the NSSL.   
      
   "They can be especially dangerous because they appear to come   
   from clear blue sky," the agency states.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/world/lightning-strike-ireland-cows-   
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