[a first year female student got struck by lightening and died later in the hospital at around 9 am local time. the weather got nasty today as the warm air-mass from the US is colliding from the cold front approaching from the north [polar express].
the pen carried by the girl melted to the ground by the lightening.
more severe weather is in forecast for this afternoon and early evening which will include severe lightening, thunderstorm, gusty damaging winds and hail.
everyone is advised to stay away from trees and open fields and head to indoors.
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