It was close! The terrifying moment lightning shot inches past a woman as she stepped onto her porch to film a Florida storm.
- Stacey Holly was trying to get a thunderstorm off her porch.
- Captured the moment lightning struck just a few feet away, forcing her to run inside
- Footage taken from DeFuniac Springs, Florida on March 18.
A woman is lucky to be alive after being only inches from being struck by lightning near her home.
In dramatic footage, Stacey Holly can be heard screaming “Oh my God!” when she runs into the house in terror after lightning strikes her property.
Ms. Holly took to her porch in DeFuniac Springs, Fla., to film a thunderstorm moving in from the Gulf of Mexico on March 18.
But as she stood under cover watching the rain, lightning suddenly struck her wooden porch and sparks flew towards her.
She screamed and then turned on her heels and ran into the room.
Stacey told MailOnline that she was at home with her six-month-old baby when she laid him down to look outside.”
She then said, “I grabbed my phone to record the rain/storm. I opened the door for a better look and I saw sparks!
Stacey Holly is heard screaming as she runs back inside after lightning struck the front porch of her home in DeFuniac Springs, Florida during a storm.
“I grabbed my phone to record the rain/storm,” Stacey said. “I opened the door to see better and saw sparks!”
“When you see me running in the video, I was actually running to my kid’s room to make sure he was okay… it didn’t seem to bother him at all.
“Two pillars holding the roof cracked. One is barely holding on… it’s not safe to use this outlet now.
North Florida has been hit by bad weather in recent weeks, including weekend tornadoes.
There are a few burn marks left on the porch
On March 18, while the video was being filmed, Walton County in DeFuniac Springs was hit by heavy rain and inclement weather.
In neighboring Okaloosa County, the sheriff’s department reported downed power lines and trees due to bad weather, leading to road closures.
A storm system that could be identified as a tornado has also been reported and local authorities have implemented a Level 2 emergency response.
No serious injuries were reported.
Torrential rains of two to four inches fell throughout the county.