Lightning strikes two NC girls

CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C.

Sisters Abby and Anna Morefield were walking home from the bus stop in Craven County Friday afternoon when a lightning strike hit right near them. The strike knocked the 9 and 12-year-old girls to the ground, and EMS crews were called to their home.

WCTI spoke to the girls, who said they had odd, flower-shaped marks on their arms right after the lightning strike.

Otherwise, the girls were not injured.

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