Twitch streamer struck by lightning while livestreaming in North Carolina

A Twitch streamer was livestreaming online when he was struck by lightning inside his North Carolina home Christian Howard who streams games on Twitch under the name chrispymate was just about to end his livestream when he received quite the shock during a thunderstorm His camera captured the moment showing a bright flash in his room followed by Howard bolting out of his chair and ripping his headphones off His stream was still running as Howard returned to tell his viewers what happened Bro I just got struck by lightning I felt lightning go through my earbuds commented Howard The gamer explained he was wearing earbuds partially made of metal when lightning struck outside his home on July Howard stated it still stuns him when he watches it back Yeah when I watch it back I m just very surprised announced Howard Howard described what he felt when he was struck If you were to take a gum strip gag toy and just pull it and you get that little zap I got both those sensations then all my vision went white and then I bolted revealed Howard Despite the shocking twist to his livestream Howard stated he was not seriously hurt Felt amazing when I woke up Went straight to the gym had the best workout of my life it just feels like a giant drum just somebody beats the drum in your eardrum stated Howard He revealed he will be taking extra precautions going forward the next time there s a storm outside Making sure I m safe If I know there s a storm I ll seemingly try to avoid it as best I can declared Howard Howard calmed viewers telling them he was alright and bringing his stream to an end after an experience he won t be forgetting any time soon Meteorologists warn against using any device that s connected to a light or an electrical socket during a lightning storm because lightning can journey through pipes and electrical wires