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What’s a Lichtenberg determine? Storm leaves shock behind at Michigan resort

By Editorial Board Published June 14, 2025 2 Min Read
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What’s a Lichtenberg determine? Storm leaves shock behind at Michigan resort

GAYLORD, Mich. (WGN) — A spherical of storms on Tuesday evening left behind an fascinating shock at a northern Michigan resort.

Groundskeepers on the Treetops Resort’s Smith Custom Golf Course in Gaylord, Michigan, arrived Wednesday morning to discover a lightning bolt had struck the course’s eleventh fairway.

However to even better shock, the lightning strike left behind a singular branching sample within the grass.

(Photograph courtesy of Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan)

Officers from the resort shared pictures of the sample left behind in a Fb publish on Wednesday morning.

“What you’re seeing here is a ground strike that hit the 11th fairway of the Smith Tradition during a lightning storm,” the publish learn, partially.

The branching sample left behind is called a Lichtenberg determine, which kinds when electrical energy strikes via or throughout an insulating materials, like plastic, wooden or pores and skin.

WGN GRAPHIC(Photograph courtesy of Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan)

The figures are the results of a high-voltage electrical cost that builds up and instantly discharges, which creates a path via the fabric. The speedy motion then leaves behind the sample.

Groundskeepers on the resort don’t seem upset with Mom Nature’s paintings, as they are saying lightning strikes can really be helpful for the grass.

“Turf tip of the day: Lightning can release nitrogen in the soil, which can actually be very good for the grass. This is why the grass always looks greener the day after a storm,” the publish mentioned.

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