Home | Blog Index | Blog Archives | Christianity & Faith Essays                    Friday, August 5, 2012 - 4:02AM CDT Western Indiana supercell & Indianapolis lightning - August 9 By DAN ROBINSON Editor/Photographer HD EXPEDITION VIDEO: Lightning over downtown Indianapolis on August 9 I covered in and west of the Indianapolis metro area Thursday afternoon and night while on the way to Pittsburgh for a family trip. I caught a briefly supercellular storm near North Salem that displayed dramatic structure as it transitioned linear:

Later, I set up in downtown Indianapolis to shoot lightning as the convective complex moved over the city. I caught a direct CG strike to the Event Tower, which connected to the south side of the building rather than the antennas (it's not uncommon for downward-moving lightning to connect to objects below their tops). The strike produced two upward leaders emanating from the building's antennas (see crop below).