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There are a number of ways that cows can die in a thunder storm, even when not hit directly by lightning.

Sometimes cows will shelter beneath trees in a thunderstorm. When lightning strikes the tree, the intense heat generated can cause part of the tree to shatter and the shards can fly off and kill the sheltering cows, or a whole bough can break off and fall on them.

If the landscape is barren, cows will tend to gather against any nearby fence in search of shelter, even if it is only a few strands of wire. They often huddle close enough to the wire fence to be touching it and a lightning strike - even miles away - can be transmitted through the wire and electrocute the cows.

It is possible that a cow could be standing in a pond or river at the time of the storm. A lightning strike to the surface of the water would also electrocute the cow.

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