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lightning in gold night sky
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry
 lightning in pink night sky with clouds
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry		 lightning in purple night sky with clouds
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry		 lightning in pink sky over water
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry
multiple lightning flahses with blue sky and barn
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry		 lightning in blue sky
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry		 lightning in grey sky with clouds
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry		 lightning in orange sky with clouds
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry
forked lightning in pink sky with clouds over water
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry
 lightning in dark pink night sky with clouds
Photo Courtesy ofDouglas Berry

lightning in pink sky over waterPhoto Courtesy of Douglas Berry

 Branched lightning in brown sky
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry

multiple strikes at night
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry

multiple lightning strikes

Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry

shelf lightning in distance
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry

 multiple lightning strikes
Photo Courtesy of Douglas Berry
Lightning in Temescal Valley, CA, 2005
Temescal Valley, CA
Photo courtesy of Willi Wilkens http://www.temvalleywx.com 		Lightning in Temescal Valley, CA, 2005
Temescal Valley, CA
Photo courtesy of Willi Wilkens
http://www.temvalleywx.com 		lightning near Moultrie, GA, 2007
Photo Courtesy of Rick Lipscomb, August 11, 2007, 9:49:15 pm, northern Colquitt County, north of of Moultrie, GA.		 Mt. Cheaha, Alabama, 2007
Photo Courtesy of Cindy Kuehn,
Oxford AL
CHKuehn1@aol.com
see caption below
Photo Courtesy of Sam Barricklow LiveStrong Challenge 2006 		see caption below
Photo Courtesy of Sam Barricklow LiveStrong Challenge 2006 		see caption below
Photo Courtesy of Sam Barricklow LiveStrong Challenge 2006 		Multiple Lightning strikes at night strike
Photo Courtesy of Richard Melnick.
Taken near Edgewood, NM , 2004
Lightning strikes at sunset with heavy clouds
Photo Courtesy of Richard Melnick.
Taken near Madrid, NM, 2004 		see caption below
Photo Courtesy of Sam Barricklow LiveStrong Challenge 2006 		Multiple Lightning Strikes at Night
Photo Courtesy of Harald Edens
Taken near Socorro, NM,, 2003. 		single strike near power lines
Photo Courtesy of
Jesse Rudavski
Double Strike of Lightning
Photo Courtesy of
Jesse Rudavski

Lightning over cityscape
Photo Courtesy of Richard Melnick
Taken near Sandia Crest, NM overlooking Albuquerque, 2004

Single branched strike
Photo Courtesy of Harald Edens
Taken near Socorro, NM, 2003.

Lightning at night
Photo Courtesy of
James Minot, Slater IA
Lightning in Pennsylvania's night sky
Photo Courtesy of: Ray Hrabos
Taken at Flagstaff Hill, North Park, Allegheny County, PA, June 22, 2006, 3:10 AM

Lightning strike at night
Photo Courtesy of
James Minot, Slater IA

space shuttle with lightningPhoto Courtesy NASA

Lightning Strike with Fireworks
Photo Courtesy of R.R. Best,
near Arthur, IL

single bolt of lightning behind open field at night sky
Photo Courtesty of Kayla Terry
Huntsville, AL, 5-10-07
kaylaterry@pclnet.net

Lightning StrikePhoto Courtesy Steven Vanderburg, NOAA

Forked Lightning
Photo Courtesy of Paul Hadfield, near Forsyth, IL

 man standing near power lines with lightning striking
Photo Courtesy of
Jesse Rudavski
Lightning over town
Photo Courtesy of
Associated Press/World Wide Photos		 bolt from the blue photo and link to more photosGround to Cloud Lightning
Photo Courtesy
of Oklahoma Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison

lightning strike over Cohasset Harbor, MA
Photo Courtesy of
Jesse Rudavski

Split lightning bolt
Photo Courtesy of
James Minot, Slater IA
Sideways lightning!
Sideways lightning!
Photo Courtesy
of Oklahoma Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison 		Tower in Tennessee with lightning
Photo Courtesy of Oklahoma Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison

plane hit by lightning with link to video Colorado Lightning Resource Center
Plane hit by lightning

Bolt near Rainbow
Photo Courtesy of James Gluba, Bloomington, IL

Long distance Lightning
Long distance Lightning
Photo Courtesy of Oklahoma Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison 		dual lightning strike
Photo Courtesy
of Oklahoma Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison 		dual flash in night sky
Photo Courtesy
of Oklahoma Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison

cityscape with multiple lightning strikes
Photo Courtesy of
ArizonaLightning.com

Saguro cactus at night during lightning storm
Photo Courtesy of
ArizonaLightning.com 		Ground to Cloud Lightning
Ground to Cloud Lightning
Photo Courtesy of Oklahoma Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison 		purple flash with spreading arms
Photo Courtesy
of Oklahoma Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison

Several Ground to Cloud strokes from one flash.
Several Ground to Cloud strokes from one flash.
Photo Courtesy
of Oklahoma Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison

Dead cows by metal fence
Photo Courtesy
Ruth Lyon-Bateman

Dead cows by metal fence: long shot
Photo Courtesy
Ruth Lyon-Bateman

 remains of shattered pine tree hit by lightning
Photo Courtesy
 National Lightning Safety Institute
 three flashes in night sky
Photo Courtesy
of Oklahoma Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison
remains of shattered pine tree hit by lightning
Photo Courtesy
National Lightning Safety Institute

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