Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Many of Mr. Lear's lightning photographs are taken from the roof of his home. He has an array of six cameras that can be activated simultaneously in order to capture lightning images. These six cameras span the horizon. Mr. Lear is a welder by trade and has taken lightning photographs for many years as a hobby.

Flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Carol

Flooding in the aftermath of a nameless hurricane The force of the water tore out the stone bridge in the center of the photo

Speed limit sign for cars now being used for boats

A heap of cars carried downstream by the force of a great flash flood

Twisted remains of a vehicle and other debris following a flash flood

Trailer, vehicle, and utility pole in jumbled pile following a flash flood

Rescue crew setting out to save an individual stranded in a flash flood

Rescuing an individual during a flash flood The strength of the current is apparent in this flash flood Note the wake patterns surrounding the rescuers and the saved individual

Dragging a rescued individual back to safety through the strong current The rescued man was lucky - many people have been killed by flash floods

Flood workers rebuilding a sandbag barrier hoping to divert the Des Moines River

Virginia National Guard helicopter rescuing an individual from the James River Note rescued man halfway up to helicopter Helicopter crewman standing on debris in river

Helicopter hovers over flooded area following passage of Hurricane Betsy 164,000 homes were flooded in this storm Small loss of life as residents heeded warnings

Spring floods along the Mississippi River

Flooding along the Texas coast following passage of Hurricane Beulah

The remnants of Hurricane Camille still packed a powerful punch Traveling through the business district by boat

Flooding in farm country

Rescuers administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to flood victim Hurricane Donna sent ten-foot tides through three of New York's boroughs Even the largest urban areas are not immune to nature's ravages

The southeast floods of 1916. Running through backwater from the Tombigbee River near Wagar, Alabama From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. Running through backwater from the Tombigbee River near Wagar, Alabama From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. Steamer "City of Mobile" on the municipal wharf at Mobile, Alabama Hurricane of July 5-9, 1916 From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.

The southeast floods of 1916. Steamers sunk at Mobile by hurricane of July 5-9, 1916 From: "The Floods of July, 1916", copyright 1917, Southern Railway Company. Library Call Number F215.F55 1917.