--- description: A woman from Ireland was filming a rainstorm for her mother when a bolt of lightning exploded in front of her, knocking her to the ground title: This Woman Was Almost Struck by Lightning, and Filmed It image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Woman Was Almost Struck by Lightning and Filmed It by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 28, 2015 8:38 AM CUT by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 28, 2015 8:38 AM CUT A woman from Ireland got [dangerously](http://www.thejournal.ie/lightning-strike-dublin-2112556-May2015/ "undefined") close to a bolt of lightning earlier this month when out filming a rainstorm for her mother. Nicola Duffy, a lecturer at the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown in Dublin, was recording the heavy rain when a bolt of lightning appeared to explode on the opposite side of the courtyard, several meters from where she was standing, reports _TheJournal.ie_. In the video you see a streak of light and hear a huge bang before Duffy falls to the ground in shock. Because there was no visible damage done to the building, some at the college believe the lightning strike Duffy filmed was in fact a reflection — but nonetheless still very nearby. Either way, it’s pretty scary and Duffy’s video has racked up almost 300,000 views on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIbbTl8l6x4 "undefined"). \[[_TheJournal.ie_.](http://www.thejournal.ie/lightning-strike-dublin-2112556-May2015/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3899415/lightning-strike-storm-ireland-video-dublin-nicola-duffy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3899415/lightning-strike-storm-ireland-video-dublin-nicola-duffy/"},"headline":"This Woman Was Almost Struck by Lightning and Filmed It","datePublished":"2015-05-28T08:38:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:20:25.712Z","description":"Damn nature, you scary","url":"https://time.com/3899415/lightning-strike-storm-ireland-video-dublin-nicola-duffy/","keywords":["Newsfeed","weather","video","lightning","explosion","Dublin"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3899415/lightning-strike-storm-ireland-video-dublin-nicola-duffy/","name":"This Woman Was Almost Struck by Lightning and Filmed It"}}]}] ```