Many of us here in the Tampa Bay Area are VERY familiar with lightning. But do you think you are safe in your car during a thunderstorm with lighting?

Check out the photos of a car that was hit by lightning in Bend, Oregon last Friday afternoon.

Not only did it shatter the windshield but melted the dashboard too. Click on this link from KATU-TV to see the photos and story.

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Rich Fields is a veteran radio broadcaster who is best known for having been the Announcer on the Price is Right. He is also an Emmy Award winning Meteorologist .