Lens: Leica 4.2-55 mm f/2.0 Frame rate: 29.97 fps Clearance: No releases required Location: Colorado License: Royalty Free Usage: Creative and Editorial Point of view: Ground in scene Geography: Plains Ambiance: Gray Time shot: Afternoon
Season shot: Summer
Motion: Locked on tripod Audio: N Keywords:
Cumulonimbus, Virga/Microbursts, Cloud-to-Ground (CG), Rain Falling, Threatening, Downbursts & microbursts, Multi-strike flash, Clouds, Thunderstorm, Severe Weather, Storm, Lightning Asset ID: 1011
Title: Cloud-to-ground lightning Concept: Lightning strikes with apparent randomness Detail: A summer High Plains thunderstorm unleashes a barrage of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes.
These are edited together, but the actual interval was generally less than 10 seconds.
Successive strikes occur several km apart or more, indicating the hazard of trying to "time" approaching CG strikes. Video Credit: WeatherVideoHD.TV
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