Slow-Motion Lightning Capture Logs, Photos & Videos

Catches of the Year:

2020:

July 19: Two of three Gateway Arch lightning strikes captured at 1,500 frames per second..
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Notable Slow-Motion Lightning Chases

April 3, 2026

April 4, 2025
DELTA, MO - Supercell lightning barrage near Cape Girardeau.

April 27, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY - Prolific upward lightning event to OKC towers.

April 18, 2024
ST. LOUIS - High-speed camera shot of a close lightning strike.

May 14, 2023
FAYETTEVILLE, IL - Funnel directly overhead in southern Illinois.

April 15, 2023
ST. LOUIS - Upward lightning show from severe storms.

March 31, 2023
LIVELY GROVE, IL - Lightning strikes power lines.

May 21, 2022
ST. LOUIS: - Upward lightning show from St. Louis towers.

July 9, 2021
ST. LOUIS - Upward lightning show to STL TV towers.

June 19, 2021
ST. LOUIS - Supercell lightning barrage at 6,000 FPS.

May 17, 2021
FORSAN, TX - Tornadoes south of Big Spring, Texas.

August 10, 2020
CHICAGO - Multiple skyscraper lightning strikes from the Midwest derecho storm.

July 19, 2020
ST. LOUIS - Gateway Arch struck three times during lightning barrage.

May 24, 2020
ST. LOUIS - Lightning in slow motion in the STL metro.

March 1, 2020
ST. LOUIS - Lightning over the Arch and STL metro-east.

April 13, 2019
VICKSBURG, MS - High-speed video of lightning stepped leaders.

March 22, 2019
AMARILLO, TX - Supercells, hail and lightning in the Texas Panhandle.

All Slow-Motion Lightning Chases ()

April 2019:
4/7 Lightning MO/IL
4/11 Lightning MO/IL
4/13 Lightning LA/MS
4/18 Lightning MO
4/24 Thunderstorms IL/IN
4/30 Tornado intercept IL

May 2019:
5/2 Lightning MO/IL
5/6 Supercells KS
5/7 Supercells TX
5/8 Lightning OK
5/17 Tornado intercepts NE
5/18 Severe storms OK
5/21 Severe storms KS
5/22 Lightning OK
5/23 Lightning TX
5/24 Lightning TX
5/25 Supercell KS
5/26 Funnels KS
5/27 Supercell IL
5/28 Thunderstorms MO/IL
5/29 Lightning MO

June 2019:
6/1 Lightning MO/IL
6/4 Lightning MO/IL
6/12 Thunderstorms MO
6/14 Lightning IL
6/16 Lightning MO/IL
6/17 Thunderstorms MO/IL
6/19 Thunderstorms IL
6/21 Thunderstorms MO/IL
6/22 Thunderstorms MO/IL
6/23 Lightning bust IL
6/24 Supercell WV
6/27 Lightning bust IL
6/28 Lightning bust IL
6/30 Lightning IL

July 2019:
7/1 Lightning IL
7/2 Lightning IL
7/5 Lightning PA
7/10 Lightning bust MO/IL
7/15 Lightning NM
7/21 Severe storms MO
7/29 Lightning MO/IL
7/30 Lightning bust MO

August 2019:
8/6 Lightning bust IL
8/12 Lightning MO
8/13 Lightning IL/MO
8/14 Lightning MO
8/16 Lightning bust MO
8/17 Bolts from the Blue IL
8/18 Lightning IL
8/19 Lightning IL
8/20 Lightning bust IL
8/21 Lightning bust MO
8/25 Lightning KS
8/26 Lightning bust MO
8/29 Lightning MO
8/30 Lightning bust IL
8/31 Lightning bust MO

September 2019:
9/8 Lightning MO
9/12 Lightning bust IL
9/14 Lightning bust IL
9/22 Thunderstorm IL

October 2019:
10/10 Thunderstorms IL
10/21 Lightning MO

November 2019:
11/26 Supercell IL
11/29 Lightning MO

January 2020:
1/9 Lightning IL

March 2020:
3/1 Lightning MO/IL
3/2 Supercells MO/IL
3/12 Supercells MO
3/26 Supercells IL

April 2020:
4/24 Lightning IL
4/28 Lightning IL
4/29 Severe storms MO/IL

May 2020:
5/5 Lightning IL
5/16 Lightning IL
5/24 Lightning MO/IL
5/27 Thunderstorms IL
5/28 Lightning IL

June 2020:
6/3 Lightning MO
6/20 Thunderstorms MO/IL
6/21 Thunderstorms MO/IL
6/22 Thunderstorms MO/IL
6/29 Thunderstorms MO
6/30 Lightning MO/IL

July 2020:
7/8 Lightning IL
7/15 Supercell MO/IL
7/19 Lightning MO
7/20 Lightning IL
7/21 Lightning MO/IL
7/29 Thunderstorms MO
7/30 Thunderstorms IL

August 2020:
8/2 Lightning MO
8/9 Lightning IL/MO
8/10 Lightning IL
8/15 Lightning IL
8/31 Thunderstorms MO

September 2020:
9/6 Thunderstorms IL
9/12 Thunderstorms IL

October 2020:
10/20 Lightning IL/MO

February 2021:
2/28 Thunderstorms IL

March 2021:
3/11 Thunderstorms MO
3/15 Lightning MO
3/17 Thunderstorms MO
3/23 Supercell MO
3/25 Thunderstorms IN
3/27 Supercells MO/IL

April 2021:
4/7 Thunderstorms MO
4/9 Lightning IL
4/27 Severe storms MO

May 2021:
5/8 Lightning KS
5/15 Lightning KS
5/16 Lightning KS
5/17 Tornado intercepts TX
5/18 Lightning TX
5/19 Thunderstorms OK
5/22 Lightning CO/NE
5/23 Tornado intercept CO
5/25 Lightning KS
5/26 Tornado intercept KS
5/27 Thunderstorms MO

June 2021:
6/11 Severe storms NE/KS/MO
6/12 Lightning IL
6/18 Lightning IL
6/19 Lightning MO/IL
6/21 Lightning MO
6/23 Lightning MO
6/25 Lightning IL

July 2021:
7/7 Lightning PA
7/9 Upward lightning
7/11 Thunderstorms MO/IL
7/25 Lightning IL
7/29 Lightning IL

August 2021:
8/8 Lightning MO
8/9 Lightning MO
8/9 Thunderstorms IL
8/10 Lightning MO/IL
8/12 Severe storms MO/IL
8/23 Lightning MO/IL
8/24 Lightning IL
8/30 Thunderstorms MO
8/31 Thunderstorms MO

September 2021:
9/4 Thunderstorms MO/IL
9/14 Lightning MO/IL
9/19 Thunderstorms IL
9/21 Thunderstorms MO

October 2021:
10/11 Lightning IL
10/23 Thunderstorms MO/IL
10/24 Lightning MO

December 2021:
12/6 Thunderstorms IL

March 2022:
3/5 Lightning MO
3/6 Thunderstorms MO
3/18 Lightning IL
3/23 Supercells WV

April 2022:
4/10 Lightning IL
4/13 Thunderstorms MO
4/20 Thunderstorms MO/IL
4/24 Thunderstorms IL
4/30 Lightning IL

May 2022:
5/2 Lightning OK
5/13 Lightning MO
5/14 Thunderstorms MO
5/19 Severe storms MO/IL
5/20 Lightning MO
5/21 Lightning MO
5/28 Lightning NE
5/30 Lightning KS

June 2022:
6/10 Supercell IL
6/17 Severe storms MO/IL
6/25 Lightning MO/IL

July 2022:
7/1 Thunderstorms PA
7/26 Historic floods MO
7/27 Lightning MO/IL

August 2022:
8/3 Lightning MO/IL
8/28 Lightning MO/IL

September 2022:
9/18: Supercells IA/MO
9/21: Thunderstorms IL

November 2022:
11/4: Thunderstorms IL
11/26: Thunderstorms MO/IL

January 2023:
1/2 Thunderstorms IL,MO
1/12 Thunderstorms IL

February 2023:
2/15 Thunderstorms IL
2/22 Severe storms MO/IL

March 2023:
3/23 Lightning IL
3/26 Thunderstorms IL
3/30 Lightning IL
3/31 Severe storms IL/MO

April 2023:
4/3 Lightning IL
4/4 Tornado intercept IL
4/5 Lightning IL
4/15 Lightning IL
4/20 Severe storms IL

May 2023:
5/6 Storm bust MO
5/7 Hail, lightning MO/IL
5/8 Lightning IL
5/10 Lightning MO
5/13 Lightning MO/IL
5/14 Funnel, lightning MO/IL

June 2023:
6/11 Supercell IL
6/15 Supercells OK
6/16 Supercells CO
6/18 Thunderstorms MO/IL
6/24 Supercells IA/MO/IL
6/25 Supercells IN/KY
6/29 Severe storms IL
6/30 Lightning MO/IL

July 2023:
7/1 Severe storms MO/IL
7/2 Thunderstorms KY/OH
7/12 Upward lightning MO
7/14 Lightning IL
7/16 Thunderstorms MO/IL
7/17 Lightning IL
7/17 Supercell IL
7/19 Lightning IL
7/23 Lightning bust MO/IL
7/24 Lightning IL
7/25 Lightning bust IL
7/29 Upward lightning IL

August 2023:
8/2 Upward lightning MO
8/4 Lightning IL
8/6 Supercells MO/IL
8/12 Upward lightning MO/IL
8/26 Thunderstorms MO/IL

September 2023:
9/26: Thunderstorms MO/IL
9/27: Thunderstorms MO

October 2023:
10/27: Thunderstorm IL

December 2023:
12/4: Lightning IL

February 2024:
2/8: Tornado intercept IL
2/10: Lightning IL
2/15: Lightning IL
2/27: Thunderstorm IL
2/27: Lightning IL

March 2024:
3/5: Lightning IL
3/13: Supercells IL
3/14: Supercells IL/MO
3/31: Storm bust MO

April 2024:
4/1: Supercell MO/IL
4/2: Tornado intercept IN
4/11: Lightning IN/OH
4/15: Supercell KS
4/16: Supercells KS/MO
4/18: Lightning MO/IL
4/23: Lightning MO
4/24: Lightning KS
4/25: Supercells KS
4/27: Tornado intercept OK
4/28: Thunderstorms OK/MO
4/29: Thunderstorms IL

May 2024:
5/4: Lightning MO/IL
5/6: Tornado intercept OK
5/8: Supercells MO/IL
5/19: Tornado intercepts KS
5/24: Supercell MO
5/27: Supercell MO

June 2024:
6/4: Lightning bust IL
6/8: Lightning bust MO
6/8: Lightning IL
6/15: Storm bust MO
6/23: Lightning IL
6/25: Close Lightning IL
6/29: Supercells PA
6/30: Thunderstorms PA

July 2024:
7/4: Thunderstorms PA
7/6: Thunderstorms PA
7/7: Storm bust IL
7/8: Lightning MO/IL
7/11: Thunderstorms IL
7/13: Lightning IL
7/14: Lightning IL
7/15: Tornado intercept IL
7/16: Lightning IL
7/17: Lightning IL
7/23: Close Lightning IL
7/27: Supercell MO/IL
7/29: Close Lightning IL
7/31: Lightning bust MO/IL

August 2024:
8/1: Lightning IL
8/15: Lightning IL
8/15: Lightning IL
8/15: Lightning IL
8/27: Storm bust IL
8/28: Lightning MO/IL
8/28: Lightning IL
8/30: Lightning IL

September 2024:
9/20: Lightning IL

October 2024:
10/24: Sprites IL
10/30: Lightning bust MO/IL

November 2024:
11/4: Lightning MO/IL
11/18: Lightning IL

December 2024:
12/17: Lightning IL

February 2025:
2/4: Lightning & Ice IL
2/26: Lightning IL

March 2025:
3/14: Tornado intercepts MO/IL
3/19: Lightning IL/IN
3/23: Close Lightning IL
3/28: Lightning IL
3/30: Supercells MO/IL

April 2025:
4/3: Thunderstorm IL
4/4: Close Lightning MO
4/9: Lightning bust IL
4/10: Lightning IL/MO
4/17: Lightning bust IL
4/19: Lightning MO
4/20: Tornado intercept MO/IL
4/24: Lightning bust IL
4/25: Lightning bust IL
4/27: Tornado intercept NE
4/28: Supercells KS
4/29: Lightning MO/IL
4/30: Supercell IL/MO

May 2025:
5/8: Close Lightning IL
5/8: Thunderstorms IL
5/15: Supercell IL
5/16: Tornado intercept IL
5/17: Thunderstorms MO/KS
5/20: Supercells IL

June 2025:
6/4: Supercell MO
6/7: Supercell MO
6/17: Lightning IL
6/18: Supercells IL
6/27: Thunderstorms IL
6/28: Lightning OH
6/30: Lightning PA

July 2025:
7/6: Lightning IL
7/13: Supercells IL
7/15: Thunderstorms IL
7/15: Lightning IL
7/16: Lightning IL
7/16: Lightning IL
7/17: Lightning IL
7/19: Lightning IL
7/20: Lightning IL
7/27: Lightning IL
7/28: Sprites bust IL

August 2025:
8/10: Lightning MO/IL
8/16: Thunderstorms IL

September 2025:
9/3: Lightning IL
9/14: Lightning IL
9/21: Lightning IL

November 2025:
10/17: Lightning MO/IL
11/29: Thundersnow MO

January 2026:
1/8: Supercells IL

February 2026:
2/19: Supercells IL

March 2026:
3/4: Storm bust IL
3/5: Lightning bust IL
3/6: Thunderstorms MO/IL
3/15: Severe storms MO/IL

April 2026:
4/3: Supercell/lightning IL/MO
4/13: Sprites bust IL
4/15: Lightning IL/MO
4/24: Lightning IL
4/26: Supercells/lightning KS/MO
4/28: Lightning MO