Lightning image. Yonhap News,
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, ‘Due to the influence of a stationary front, heavy rain fell in the Gwangju and Jeollanam-do regions, resulting in 4,500 lightning strikes and related accidents within a day.’,
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, ‘According to the Gwangju Regional Meteorological Administration on the 16th, 4,500 lightning strikes were observed in 22 cities and counties of Jeollanam-do from midnight to 9 p.m. on the same day.’,
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, ‘There were also two instances of lightning strikes in nearby Gwangju.’,
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, ‘Of the 4,916 lightning strikes recorded in the Jeollanam-do region last July, 91% occurred on this day alone.’,
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, ‘Although the meteorological administration does not tally daily lightning strike counts, it stated that this was an exceptional record. It analyzed that the record-breaking lightning was influenced by slow moving rain clouds.’,
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, ‘The record-breaking lightning caused transmission errors in automatic weather observation equipment (AWS). At a petrochemical plant in Yeosu National Industrial Complex, power outages occurred, leading to the halt of some operations.’