The Ring of Fire
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Lightning over the Owens Industrial Warehouse, viewed from the Kanawha Mall parking lot in Kanawha City on
Sunday, June 28, 1998, 9:40 A.M.
The view is looking north over the old warehouse, which has since been torn down to make way for a somewhat controversial shopping center.
Carnival rides are visible along the north end
of the mall parking lot. Interestingly, the circular ride that the lightning passes behind is called the "Ring of Fire".
These three very bright, loud flashes occured several thousanths of a second apart, but they
appeared to the eyes to strike simultaneously.
This was the first of a large storm system
that caused major flooding just
north of Charleston. The storms were 'training'- meaning several storms
moved single-file over the same area, dumping heavy amounts of rain and
causing severe flooding.
Camera/Lens/Film: 35mm Minolta SRT201 SLR, 35mm lens, Kodak 100 ASA.
Exposure: 5 seconds @ F11
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