Strange dent in road after lightning struck

[clerck de bonk]

__http://www.aamulehti.fi/cs/Satellite/Kotimaa/1194684099712/artikkeli/salama+iski+katuun+katso+uskomaton+kuva.html

In the city of Tampere, Finland.
Apparently(according to eyewitness), during a severe lightningstorm, lightning struck the road and made a dent... and a welt.

I'll try to give a better translation when i have more time.

 

[Freelancer]

It makes me wonder what could possibly provide enough
potential to attract a lightning strike on flat asphalt...

Perhaps there was something under the road?
Strange indeed.

 

[Laura]

I can't see anything on this page except a blocked pop-up thing, and a whole list of articles that don't seem to relate to this topic.

 

[clerck de bonk]

I can't see anything on this page except a blocked pop-up thing, and a whole list of articles that don't seem to relate to this topic.

try this:
__http://static.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/tamperesalama210611LSS_uu.jpg

 

[clerck de bonk]

In this(__http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/Ukkonen+halkaisi+tien+ja+tyhjensi+uima-altaan+Tampereella/1135267076398?ref=rss) article there's a theory that it was somehow hydrogen and lightning combined that did this... The same storm also caused a large(public) swimming pool to empty itself into the "tech"room... WTF... The explanation; a poweroutage...

 

[Laura]

I can't see anything on this page except a blocked pop-up thing, and a whole list of articles that don't seem to relate to this topic.

try this:
__http://static.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/tamperesalama210611LSS_uu.jpg

Thanks.

That IS weird looking! It doesn't even look like there was any melting which would be expected (I think).

The weather all over the planet has certainly gone nuts! I suppose it could be scary to some, but to me it is just furiously interesting.

 

[Brewer]

That is curious! The only explanation I can think of is that the heat of the strike instantly vapourized water under the tar or a component of the tar itself and made it bubble up like paint does when you heat it.

 

[clerck de bonk]

I can't see anything on this page except a blocked pop-up thing, and a whole list of articles that don't seem to relate to this topic.

try this:
__http://static.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/tamperesalama210611LSS_uu.jpg

Thanks.

That IS weird looking! It doesn't even look like there was any melting which would be expected (I think).

The weather all over the planet has certainly gone nuts! I suppose it could be scary to some, but to me it is just furiously interesting.

The pictures are much better and obviously "fresh" in the first link because in them you can see the asphalt surface is mostly unbroken... And that is weird looking.

 

[Don Genaro]

This reminds me of something that happened here in Spain recently near where I live. Unfortunately (or typically) there has been very little, if any, media attention. So far I haven't found any articles but according to work colleagues, about 20 metres of roadway in la Cala de Mijas were lifted/split by a lightning strike- right down the middle! Isn't it strange that this doesn't seem to be "newsworthy" with all the other circus stuff constantly being published?

 

[Cosmos]

That is curious! The only explanation I can think of is that the heat of the strike instantly vapourized water under the tar or a component of the tar itself and made it bubble up like paint does when you heat it.

that sounds like a possible explanation for me