Lightning Strike Sends Rangers and Twins Running

Grace Muller
By Grace Muller, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
July 10, 2012; 4:32 AM
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Lightning Strike Sends Rangers Running

Storified by Accu Weather · Mon, Jul 09 2012 08:10:57

Lightning Strike near Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (FSN Feed)trigger897
A lighting bolt crashed close to the stadium at a Twins-Rangers game in Arlington, Texas on Sunday night.
That was the loudest thunder and lighting bolt I have heard. At Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonJessica Sue Terry

How loud exactly was the thunder that signaled the beginning of a rain delay in Sunday's series finale between the Rangers and Twins?

"I thought I was dead," said Rangers manager Ron Washington.

Thunder, lightning send Twins, Rangers scattering

By Christian Corona / MLB.com

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This image above is a vertical cross-section of the storm, showing that the top of the storm was leaning towards the stadium. Lightning could have struck straight down from the top of the cloud, or at an angle from the heart of the storm. The storm dissipated on arrival at the stadium five minutes later, which prevented additional strikes from affecting it.
On the web, people joked about how quickly the team ran off the field after seeing the lightning strike.
Anyone just see the players freak out over lighting in the Rangers' game?!? That was awesome.Jonathon Garrett
Hahahaha funniest thing ever to see every @Rangers player rush off the field when lighting & thunder struck the ballpark ❤Maggie Molhoek
@MikeNapoli25 Never seen you run like that before. I just kept rewatching your reaction when the lighting started. @Rangers #hilariousMathew Mokler
Texas Rangers catcher Mike Napoli agreed that the team's response was pretty funny.
The replay of this lightning strike has me cracking up.I can't stop laughing. It was a reaction and I was out of there. Look at the 1b coachMike Napoli
That's the loudest noise I've ever heard. I thought Jesus was comin!Denard Span
Crazy lighting at the @Rangers game, players running for cover, grounds crew standing firm. http://pic.twitter.com/68HRZoaJChris Ballard
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