Lightning Strike In This North Carolina County Causes Road To Explode

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Did you all have storms at your house Wednesday night? We did and they were fast and furious in Clover where I live. Something really bizarre happened in Stanly County. A lightning strike actually caused a road to explode. That's right, explode.

To my knowledge no one was harmed and that is a miracle because that lightning cracked that street into. It happened on Hartley-Burris Road north of Oakboro.

According to Channel 9 a tree was struck then the force went through the roadway. It obviously is closed and no word on reopening. To get all the details just check them out right here

10 Of The Oddest and Largest Roadside Attractions In North Carolina

We've all been on the family road trip and seen the gimmicky roadside attractions they hope you'll stop at. I'm sorry to admit I have never stopped, even though there are a lot of rather interesting roadside attractions in North Carolina. I did drive by one mentioned on the list, in Thomasville, on my way to a dance competition years ago. Couples were taking prom photos in front of a giant chair. That memory has stuck with me for years!

Several 'world's largest" items on this list include furniture, frying pans, and a religious reference. There are also some things I'd classify as 'oddities' a term I can't remember the last time I used. And finally, there are just some interesting attractions you may have not known our state had. Have you ever been to any of these locations? Did we miss any? Let us know on social media! Here are 10 of the oddest and largest roadside attractions in North Carolina.

Sources:

WRAL

Silly America

Roadside America

World's Largest Chest of Drawers- High Point, NC

World's Largest Ten Commandments- Murphy, NC

Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park and Museum- Wilson, NC

Satellite Park-Durham, NC

Shangri La Stone Village- Prospect Hill, NC

Belhaven Memorial Museum- Bellhaven, NC

World's Largest Duncan Phyfe Chair- Thomasville, NC

Giant Concrete Legs- Henderson, NC

World's Largest Frying Pan- Rose Hill. NC

Seashell Shaped Gas Station- Winston-Salem, NC

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Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.