S1.E8: Lightning Over Lumsden

Season 1, Episode 8

Time: 11:19

Imagine it: a beautiful, summer day on the white, sandy beaches of Lumsden, Newfoundland. You can hear the gentle surf and the sound of children playing.

Then, as if out of nowhere, the sky turns black and lightning seems to tear the clouds apart unleashing an impossible torrent of ice. There’s nowhere to go, there’s no escape — the storm is all around you. It’s destroying everything you own and threatening everyone you love.

Nearly a century ago the people of Lumsden didn’t have to imagine it.

They lived it

Lumsden beach

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1. Frightening Lightning and Horrific Hail in Lumsden

Sources & Further Reading

1. Man Killed at St. John’s, Hatbox Grace Standard, June 27, 1930

2. Hail and Lightning Storm Smites Lumsden, The Evening Telegram, June 27, 1930

3. Tragedies Follow Severe Electric Storms, Daily News, June 27, 1930

4. Terrific Thunder Storm, The Guardian (Bay Roberts), June. 27, 1930

5. Electrical Storm in Newfoundland, Newfoundland Weekly, July 5, 1930

6. Lumsden South Tragic Hailstorm, Town of Lumsden