WATCH: Arvada home struck by lightning, caught on doorbell camera

ARVADA, Colo. (KDVR) – A house owner and her mom fled for security on Sunday afternoon after lightning, described to be as loud as a bomb, shook their Arvada residence.

“We ran out trigger we thought it was the tree coming down on our home. That’s what it appeared like,” Amanda Strawn, who owns the house, stated.

Standing exterior the home, her neighbors throughout the road had come exterior to let Strawn know that her residence had been struck by lightning.

“Our neighbors instructed us they caught the entire thing on the safety footage so we watched the entire thing,” Strawn stated.

After watching the video, Strawn stated she is grateful that her entire household is secure. The lightning strike, she described moved from the tree out entrance, to the drainage system. It even began a bit of fireplace that ultimately smoked out on the appropriate facet of her roof.

“There have been truly a number of burn marks we have been seeing yesterday,” Strawn stated.

The harm that Strawn has tabulated to this point

• One damaged tv.
• One in every of her storage doorways received’t open.
• A couple of burn marks on the skin of the house.
• One outlet doesn’t work.
• Her cable field is fried.
• The WI-FI will not be working.
• The Air Situation thermostat will not be working.
• She nonetheless doesn’t know all the things that was impacted by the strike.

“I don’t know the way anybody survives one thing like that,” Strawn stated.

Her neighbor throughout the road, Kevin Gutknecht shared the video with FOX31 and Channel 2. He didn’t see the lightning strike occur however his father-in-law who was visiting for the lengthy weekend did.

“We stepped exterior, the neighbors got here out holding their ears questioning what on the earth occurred,” Rex Hanks, who noticed the strike occur, stated.

Strawn stated she expects to have to chop down the tree out entrance, which breaks her coronary heart.

“As soon as it strikes the tree it dies from the within and comes down,” Strawn stated. “I used to be actually shocked what a loopy second. I’m completely happy he had it on safety footage.”

She’s grateful her neighbors caught the entire thing on digicam, particularly since she shall be submitting all of the damages together with her insurance coverage.