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NEW: 4K UHD lightning footage now available! Click to view 4K clip listings# HD-ILL-063014 - Chicago Triple Skyscraper Lightning Strikes Date filmed: June 30, 2014 Description: Twice, lightning simultaneously strikes the Sears (Willis) Tower, Trump Tower and John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago. Numerous other lightning strikes hit the structures directly. |
# HD-MOL-082714A - Lightning strikes the Gateway Arch Date filmed: August 27, 2014 Description: Lightning strikes the Gateway Arch in St. Louis during a daytime storm in August of 2014. |
# HD-MOL-062611A - Lightning over and behind the Gateway Arch Date filmed: June 26, 2011 Description: Lightning bolts flash above and behind the Gateway Arch in St. Louis during a summer thunderstorm at night. |
# HD-MOL-091810A - Amazing lightning over St. Louis Date filmed: September 18, 2010 Description: An amazing display of frequent sky-filling lightning over the Gateway Arch and downtown St. Louis during a nighttime storm. A close cloud-to-ground bolt causes audible streamer discharges on nearby high-voltage power lines. |
# HD-ILL-072006AS - Lightning Hits Sears Tower, John Hancock Date filmed: July 20, 2006 Description: Twice, lightning simultaneously strikes the Sears Tower and John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago. |
# HD-PITTSBURGH-L1 - HD Pittsburgh Lightning Collection 1
Date filmed: Various, 2006-2009 Description: A collection of vivid lightning over the downtown Pittsburgh skyline, at various angles and times of day. |
# HD-ILL-062610A - Sky-filling lightning over Chicago Date filmed: June 26, 2010 Description: Brilliant and spectacular lightning bolts fill the sky over downtown Chicago at night. |
# HD-INL-080912A - Lightning over downtown Indianapolis Date filmed: August 9, 2012 Description: A thunderstorm with vivid lightning moves over downtown Indianapolis. One bolt strikes the side of Event Tower near the top of the structure. |
# HD-MOL-060810A - Nighttime Midwestern lightning show Date filmed: June 8, 2010 Description: A spectacular show of several types of lightning at night on the outskirts of St. Louis. Sky-filling 'anvil crawlers', cloud-to-ground discharges, and ground-to-cloud strikes to a TV tower. |
# HD-ILL-061510A - Close lightning strikes in rural Illinois Date filmed: June 15, 2010 Description: Close and brilliant lightning strikes hit on the Illinois prairies, with loud thunder. |
# HD-MOL-060210A - Lightning over downtown St. Louis I Date filmed: May 26-June 2, 2010 Description: Lightning over the Gateway Arch and downtown St. Louis during a series of daytime and nighttime thunderstorms over the city. |
# HD-WVL-060308A - Close-Up Lightning Striking Antenna 3 Date filmed: June 3, 2008 Description: Extremely detailed, close-up shots as nine spectacular lightning bolts directly strike the antenna of a television tower near St. Albans, West Virginia on a stormy June afternoon. After each strike, sparks of molten metal fall from the tower tip like a fireworks burst as loud thunder crashes. Excellent proof that lightning does strike the same place twice! |
# HD-ILL-081510A - Continuous frequent lightning Date filmed: August 15, 2010 Description: 30 minutes solid of near-continuous lightning illuminating thunderstorm clouds at night. Flash rates of up to 4 per second light up the nighttime sky in a brilliant and mesmerizing display. Occasionally, lightning bolts shoot out of the clouds into the air or striking the ground. |
# HD-WVL-070406A - Close-Up Lightning Striking Antenna 1 Date filmed: July 4, 2006 Description: More close-up shots of three spectacular lightning bolts directly striking the antenna of a television tower near St. Albans, West Virginia on a stormy July 4 evening. After each strike, sparks of molten metal fall from the tower tip like a fireworks burst as loud thunder crashes. Even more proof that lightning does strike the same place twice! Other lightning bolts flash behind the tower tip. Preview clip, 20.1MB |
# HD-ILL-061909A - Lightning strikes the Sears Tower II Date filmed: June 19, 2009 Description: Lightning strikes the Sears Tower twice in downtown Chicago. An 'anvil crawler' lightning discharge fills the sky above the city. |
# HD-WVL-041009A - Lightning hits tower 10 times Date filmed: April 10, 2009 Description: Another great footage sequence disproving the 'lightning never strikes twice' myth. Ten lightning bolts strike this television tower in a span of about 35 minutes during a thunderstorm passing over St. Albans, West Virginia. This sequence also demonstrates the 'ground-to-cloud' lightning type common with tall towers and skyscrapers, evidenced by the intricate upward branching (as opposed to downward branching common with normal 'cloud-to-ground' strikes). |
# HD-NCL-062907A - Close Lightning Strike Date filmed: June 29, 2007 Description: A startlingly close lightning strike rips through the air above a rural field near Raleigh, North Carolina, with a deafening crash of thunder. More lightning bolts flash in the distance. Preview clip, 1.3MB |
# HD-INL-111505A - Intense Afternoon Lightning Date filmed: November 15, 2005 Description: Powerful, vivid cloud-to-ground lightning pulses in the skies in southern Indiana during the major tornado outbreak of November 15, 2005. Preview clip, 4.6MB |
# HD-APPALACHIAN-L1 - Lightning over Appalachian mountains collection 1 Date filmed: Various, 2006-2009 Description: A collection of vivid and frequent lightning strikes above forested Appalachian mountains and hills in the state of West Virginia. Includes daytime, nighttime, urban and rural settings. |
# HD-WVL-041706A - Close-Up Lightning Striking Antenna 2 Date filmed: April 17, 2006 Description: Nighttime detailed, close-up shots of three vivid lightning bolts directly striking the antenna of a television tower near St. Albans, West Virginia on a stormy April night. After each strike, sparks of molten metal fall from the tower tip like a fireworks burst. More proof that lightning does strike the same place twice! Preview clip, 2.4MB |
# HD-WVL-062206A - Close Lightning at Dusk Date filmed: June 22, 2006 Description: Frequent and brilliant lightning strikes hit close by near Clarksburg, West Virginia in the fading twilight. Includes great audio of loud blasts of thunder. One of the strikes briefly knocks out power, evidenced by all of the streetlights and building lights in the picture shutting off briefly. Preview clip, 65.6MB |
# HD-WVL-050809A - Close-Up of Lightning Striking Antenna 4 Date filmed: May 8, 2009 Description: Detailed, close-up shots as five lightning bolts directly strike the antenna of a television tower near St. Albans, West Virginia on a stormy May evening. After each strike, sparks of molten metal fall from the tower tip like a fireworks burst as loud thunder crashes. More proof that lightning does strike the same place twice! |
# HD-WVL-071406A - Very Close Lightning Strikes Date filmed: July 14, 2006 Description: An intense barrage of very close cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. Multiple strikes hit less than 1/4 mile from the camera with startling cracks of thunder. One strike hits behind the camera within 100 feet, with thunder arriving instantly, even before the lightning finishes flickering. Another strike hits 700 feet in front of the camera in a grove of trees. Two more strikes hit on camera within 1000 feet. Shots of the approaching storm show intense lightning bolts under dark, ominous clouds. Preview clip, 8.0MB |
# HD-NDL-052706A - Highly Electrified Storm at Twilight Date filmed: May 27, 2006 Description: A structured supercell thunderstorm with classic inflow tail, updraft tower and precipitation core pulses with continuous lightning in the colorful twilight of a North Dakota sunset. This amazingly beautiful scene was stunning to witness in person, and was a perfect place to put a high-definition camera to work. Preview clip, 16.7MB |
# HD-ILL-070306A - Lightning Strikes Chicago's Sears Tower Date filmed: July 3, 2006 Description: A lightning bolt strikes the Sears Tower in downtown Chicago during a July morning thunderstorm. Preview clip, 580KB |
# HD-NDL-052706B - Lightning Bolts Rocket Downward Date filmed: May 27, 2006 Description: Powerful cloud-to-ground lightning bolts explode in front of rain curtains in a stormy North Dakota sky bathed in deep blue twilight. The branching stepped leaders of these bolts can be seen rocketing toward the ground with incredible motion! Watch the sample clip for slow-motion playbacks of this amazing phenomenon. Preview clip, 8.4MB |
# HD-MOL-060707A - Distant Thunderstorm with Lightning Date filmed: June 7, 2007 Description: A distant thunderstorm looms in the twilight sky, with lightning illuminating the storm from within. Sample Clip, 2.8MB |
# HD-WVL-071406B - Lightning Bugs and Lightning Date filmed: July 14, 2006 Description: Low-angle shot in the grass of lightning bugs (fireflies) glowing in front of lightning flashing in the sky. Sample Clip, 19.4MB |
# HD-WVL-062806AS - Lightning Bugs and Lightning II Date filmed: June 28, 2006 Description: Lightning bugs flash in grassy fields at twilight while lightning strikes in the sky above. Sample Clip, 10.2MB |
# HD-ILL-072006A - Lightning over Chicago Skyline Date filmed: July 20, 2006 Description: Lightning bolts behind and over the downtown Chicago skyline and skyscrapers. Lightning strikes the Sears Tower and John Hancock Center. Preview clip, 36.5MB |
# HD-WVL-110805E - Intense Close Lightning Barrage Date filmed: November 8, 2005 Description: Frequent, brilliant, startling and close lightning strikes pummel Charleston, West Virginia. Includes great audio of loud blasts of thunder. A diesel generator starts up after one of the lightning strikes knocks out power. Preview clip, 10.7MB |
# HD-MOL-052506A - Missouri Night Lightning Show Date filmed: May 25, 2006 Description: Severe thunderstorms light up the southern Missouri sky with frequent lightning. Preview clip, 8.5MB |
# HD-WVL-071406C - Lightning over Charleston Skyline Date filmed: July 14, 2006 Description: Lightning bolts discharge over the downtown Charleston, West Virginia city skyline at night. Preview clip, 7.4MB |
# HD-WVL-062806A - Sunset Lightning in Industrial Park Date filmed: June 28, 2006 Description: Brilliant, intricate lightning strikes fill the sunset-tinted sky over an industrial park near Ravenswood, West Virginia. Sample Clip, 8.2MB |
# HD-ILL-040206A - Lightning Strike Under Rotating Cloud Date filmed: April 2, 2006 Description: A lightning strike flickers under a rotating cloud from a tornado-warned storm. Sample Clip, 2.6MB |
# HD-OKL-050707A - Lightning and Towers Date filmed: May 7, 2007 Description: Sky-filling lightning explodes over a cluster of tall towers in Oklahoma City. Twice, one of the towers is hit directly. Preview clip, 4.0MB |
# HD-WVL-062806B - Lightning and Hay Bales Date filmed: June 28, 2006 Description: Lightning strikes signal an approaching storm at sunset over hay bales on rural West Virginia farmland. Sample Clip, 3.4MB |
# HD-NDL-052706C - Lightning and Sunset Colors Date filmed: May 27, 2006 Description: Vivid lightning bursts across the deeply saturated, vivid colors of a sunset severe thunderstorm in North Dakota. Rain curtains and storm structures round out this lightning display. Preview clip, 5.6MB |
# HD-NEL-052306A - Lightning and Shelf Cloud at Sunset Date filmed: May 23, 2006 Description: A dark, menacing shelf cloud from a severe thunderstorm approaches at sunset, quickly darkening the skies while lightning flickers. Preview clip, 8.3MB |
# HD-OHL-110805A - Vivid Lightning In Rural Ohio Date filmed: November 8, 2005 Description: Vivid, spectacular lightning pounds the rural Ohio countryside during an afternoon thunderstorm. Preview clip, 5.2MB |
# HD-MOL-052506B - Lightning Illuminates Storm Clouds Date filmed: May 25, 2006 Description: Lightning illuminates a cumulonimbus cloud from the inside out in the blue glow of fading twilight. Preview clip, 6.3MB |
# HD-WVL-110805D - Lightning & WV State Capitol Date filmed: November 8, 2005 Description: A thunderstorm brilliantly lights up the night sky over and behind the West Virginia State Capitol building in Charleston. Preview clip, 12.2MB |
# HD-OHL-110805C - Sunset Lightning In The Hills Date filmed: November 8, 2005 Description: A thunderstorm puts on a light show in the fading daylight among the hills of eastern Ohio. Preview clip, 2.7MB |
# HD-WVL-110805A - Lightning Over Downtown Charleston Date filmed: November 8, 2005 Description: A thunderstorm lights up the night sky over downtown Charleston. Lightning flashes above city buildings. Preview clip, 9.9MB |
# HD-INL-110805A - Rural Lightning At Night Date filmed: November 8, 2005 Description: Thunderstorms light up the night sky in rural central Indiana. Preview clip, 3.4MB |
# HD-OHL-110805B - Lightning & Rain Curtains Date filmed: November 8, 2005 Description: Lightning bolts dance around curtains of heavy rain falling from an afternoon thunderstorm. Preview clip, 1.2MB |
# HD-OHL-110805D - Lightning & Shelf Cloud Date filmed: November 8, 2005 Description: Lightning bolts pulse under a menacing shelf cloud as a thunderstorm moves across southern Ohio. Preview clip, 2.3MB |
# HD-WVL-110805B - Nighttime Lightning Over Interstate Date filmed: November 8, 2005 Description: A thunderstorm flashes in the distance above traffic on an Interstate highway. Preview clip, 1.5MB |
# HD-WVL-010206A - Sago Coal Mine Disaster Storm Date filmed: January 2, 2006 Description: Lightning illuminates the wintertime sky during a rare January storm in West Virginia. A lightning strike from this storm is suspected of causing the Sago coal mine explosion disaster in Tallmansville, in which 12 miners perished. Preview clip, 2.2MB |
# HD-WVL-110805C - Nighttime Lightning In City Date filmed: November 8, 2005 Description: A distant thunderstorm flickers above city buildings and a bridge. Preview clip, 2.9MB |
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