A319
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Aircraft; Weather
At approximately 100 nm NE of ICT we were deviating due to thunderstorms in the area along the same track ATC was using with other traffic.  The Captain called the flight attendants and told them to be seated.  After a few minutes we started seeing St Elmo's Fire on the forward windscreen.  Shortly after that we had a lightning strike or static discharge on the nose of the aircraft.  After that the radar stopped working.  Cycled the radar on-off but still was inoperative.  We notified ATC that we had lost our radar and asked if our current track would keep us clear of any additional weather.  ATC advised a 20 degree turn right would keep us clear of weather (wx).  A minute later we experienced severe turbulence and our altitude increased approx 600 feet.  We immediately turned left and notified ATC of the altitude deviation.  Within a minute our conditions improved to light chop.  We notified Dispatch of the radar inoperative and lightning strike and routing that would keep us clear of wx.  Dispatch indicated it was able to help us with routing that kept us clear of wx.
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An A319 flight crew reported they encountered severe turbulence that resulted in slight flight attendant injuries after the weather radar failed due to a lightning strike.