CORNELIA, Ga. — A lightning strike sparked a fire at a Cornelia home early Wednesday, Aug. 12, sending a family of five scrambling to safety in the middle of the night. Kara Mawdesley and her son, Mekhi, were awakened around 2:30 a.m. by the sound of lightning followed by shattering glass. “I woke my husband … Continue reading ‘I just wanted my family out!’: Cornelia family escapes fire in the storm