Remember to always take the lightning alarm seriously!!!!!
Late last night a thunderstorm came through and dropped over a half an inch of much needed rain on the golf course! One casualty of this storm we recognized this morning was a large oak tree on MCC Club Drive was struck by lightning. The lightning blew all the bark off of the lower part of the trunk, throwing large chunks of bark up to 40 feet from the base of the tree. We hope this tree does not die from the strike, but more often than not the lightning damage is a mortal wound.
Here is a look at the damage to the center of the tree. This union of all the branches is looks like it took a direct hit!
A far away look shows the tree compared to all the others. Obvious to tell which one it is!
