51.   Fueling already had been delayed nearly an hour early Thursday because of lightning storms.

52.   In Northern California, firefighters struggled with clusters of wildfires started by lightning storms on Sunday.

53.   Lightning storms were reported throughout the area.

54.   The center said dry lightning storms were expected throughout Idaho, Montana and Washington, increasing the chances of new fires.

55.   The fire started during a lightning storm, Sheriff Lou Girodo said.

56.   Victoria state firefighters expect a tense weekend, with lightning storms forecast the state and temperatures expected to rise again.

57.   A thunder and lightning storm threatened to delay Friday the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on a historic mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.

58.   The semi-final ended in total confusion when a lightning storm erupted over Flinders Park stadium and plunged the complex into darkness.

59.   Speculation that the fire was caused by a lightning storm which had struck overnight was dismissed by officials and onlookers as unrealistic.

60.   Speculation that the fire was caused by a lightning storm which had struck earlier in the evening was dismissed by officials and onlookers as unrealistic.