Lightning Photos
The NWS lightningsafety photo gallery is an ongoing effort to showcase local weather photos, while educating the public about weather hazards and phenomena. We are currently accepting images of lightning.
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![Lightning in Temescal Valley, CA, 2005](photos/Calif-willi05-sm.jpg) Temescal Valley, CA
Photo courtesy of Willi Wilkens |
![Lightning in Temescal Valley, CA, 2005](photos/Calif-willi-sm.jpg) Temescal Valley, CA
Photo courtesy of Willi Wilkens
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![lightning near Moultrie, GA, 2007](photos/GAmoultrie7-07s.jpg)
Photo
Courtesy of Rick Lipscomb,
August 11, 2007, 9:49:15 pm, northern Colquitt County, north
of of Moultrie, GA. |
![Mt. Cheaha, Alabama, 2007](photos/Mt_Cheaha_AL-s.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of Cindy Kuehn,
Oxford AL
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![see caption below](photos/lite02s.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of Sam
Barricklow |
![see caption below](photos/99091110s.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of Sam
Barricklow |
![see caption below](photos/L106.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of Sam
Barricklow |
![Multiple Lightning strikes at night strike](photos/NM_Lightning_Melnick1-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of Richard Melnick.
Taken near Edgewood, NM , 2004 |
![Lightning strikes at sunset with heavy clouds](photos/NM_Lightning_Melnick2-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of Richard Melnick.
Taken near Madrid, NM, 2004 |
![see caption below](photos/9991123s.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of Sam
Barricklow |
![Multiple Lightning Strikes at Night](photos/NM_Lightning_Edens1-sm.png)
Photo Courtesy of Harald Edens
Taken near Socorro, NM,, 2003. |
![single strike near power lines](photos/Big%20Bolt-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of
Jesse Rudavski
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![Double Strike of Lightning](photos/Double_strike-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of
Jesse Rudavski |
![Lightning over cityscape](photos/NM_Lightning_Melnick3-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of Richard Melnick
Taken near Sandia Crest, NM overlooking Albuquerque, 2004
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![Single branched strike](photos/NM_Lightning_Edens2-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of Harald Edens
Taken near Socorro, NM, 2003. |
![Lightning at night](photos/Lightning%202a-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of
James Minot, Slater IA
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![Lightning in Pennsylvania's night sky](photos/Hrabos-bw_night-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of: Ray Hrabos
Taken at Flagstaff Hill, North Park, Allegheny County, PA, June 22, 2006, 3:10
AM |
![Lightning strike at night](photos/ankeny_lightning-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of
James Minot, Slater IA
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Photo
Courtesy NASA |
![Lightning Strike with Fireworks](photos/03_ltg_fireworks-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of R.R. Best,
near Arthur, IL |
![single bolt of lightning behind open field at night sky](photos/one-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesty of Kayla Terry
Huntsville, AL, 5-10-07
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Photo
Courtesy Steven Vanderburg, NOAA
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![Forked Lightning](photos/Forsythlightning20-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of Paul Hadfield, near Forsyth, IL
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![man standing near power lines with lightning striking](photos/Idiot-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of
Jesse Rudavski |
![Lightning over town](photos/bfitzgerald_6902236-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of
Associated Press/World Wide Photos |
Ground
to Cloud Lightning
Photo Courtesy
of Oklahoma
Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison |
![lightning strike over Cohasset Harbor, MA](photos/boating-Cohasset%20Harbor-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of
Jesse Rudavski
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![Split lightning bolt](photos/ankeny_lightning2-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of
James Minot, Slater IA
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![Sideways lightning!](photos/Image8TN.jpg)
Sideways
lightning!
Photo Courtesy
of Oklahoma
Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison |
![Tower in Tennessee with lightning](photos/TowerTN.jpg)
Photo
Courtesy of Oklahoma
Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison |
Colorado
Lightning Resource Center. Plane hit by lightning
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![Bolt near Rainbow](photos/rainbowbolt_BMI-sm.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of James Gluba, Bloomington, IL |
![Long distance Lightning](images/Image22TN.jpg)
Long
distance Lightning
Photo Courtesy of Oklahoma
Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison |
![dual lightning strike](images/Image29TN.jpg)
Photo
Courtesy
of Oklahoma
Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison |
![dual flash in night sky](images/Image17TN.jpg)
Photo
Courtesy
of Oklahoma
Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison |
![cityscape with multiple lightning strikes](images/az_phoenixth.jpg)
Photo Courtesy of
ArizonaLightning.com |
![remains of shattered pine tree hit by lightning](photos/exploding_tree1s.jpg)
Photo Courtesy
National Lightning Safety Institute |
![Ground to Cloud Lightning](photos/3strikesTN.jpg)
Ground
to Cloud Lightning
Photo Courtesy of Oklahoma
Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison |
![purple flash with spreading arms](images/lightning_purple.jpg)
Photo
Courtesy
of Oklahoma
Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison |
![Several Ground to Cloud strokes from one flash.](images/Image21TN.jpg)
Several Ground to Cloud strokes from one flash.
Photo Courtesy
of Oklahoma
Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison |
![Dead cows by metal fence](photos/Dead_Cows_Fence-sm.jpg)
Photo
Courtesy
Ruth Lyon-Bateman
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![Dead cows by metal fence: long shot](photos/Dead_Cows_Fence1-sm.jpg)
Photo
Courtesy
Ruth Lyon-Bateman
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![remains of shattered pine tree hit by lightning](photos/exploding_tree2s.jpg)
Photo Courtesy National Lightning Safety Institute |
![three flashes in night sky](photos/ltg__fcl_ht_h2o.png)
Photo
Courtesy
of Oklahoma
Lightning,
Photo by Charles Allison |
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