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28th May 2015

Video: Incredible footage of lightning hitting a church steeple – Back To The Future style

Marty McFly nowhere to be seen

Eric Lalor

Unfortunately, Marty McFly was nowhere to be seen.

St. Gerard’s Church in Grand Isle, Maine was struck by lightning yesterday in a scene very reminiscent of one of our all time favourite movies, Back To The Future.

Remember it?

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Okay, it’s the clock tower which gets it in the movie, but the similarities are very striking (pun very obviously intended).

Mother nature is a scary thing when you see the power unleashed right here:

Clip via Carl Bouley

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