Electrifying pictures of lightning and thunderstorms

[Sakon Shima]

This composite shot was taken as a summer electrical storm hit Athens, Greece. Photographer Chris Kotsiopoulos dashed from his home to the Olympic Stadium when he heard the thunder and lightning and came back with this awesome shot.

As we hit the season for summer storms, we republish some of the best lightning photos we've featured over the past year or so.

We follow that picture with another shot from Athens -
a flash of lightning illuminates the sky over the Parthenon on the Acropolis during a thunderstorm.

Lightning strikes the top of a building in Foshan in south China's Guangdong province.



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[Sakon Shima]

A bolt of lightning strikes a yacht's mast. Amateur photographer Francis Evans from Truro, Cornwall, decided to take a photograph from his window on the off-chance that he could capture the lightning. He did - hitting his neighbour's 18ft yacht.

Lightning strikes the Hillbrow Telkom Tower in Johannesburg, South Africa

Lightning bolts appear to strike both the Willis Tower and the Trump Tower in downtown Chicago.


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[Teo Kok Eng]

Wow, amazing pics.

 

[Sakon Shima]

Wind turbines are silhouetted by lightning in Jacobsdorf, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Lightning illuminates the night sky and strikes two buildings over South Beach, Miami.

Lightning striking near the Houses of Parliament, in London.


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[Sakon Shima]

A streak of lightning illuminates the sky behind the Oval as rain delays the game between England and the West Indies.

Lightning strikes near the Empire State Building during a severe thunderstorm in a sweltering New York.

Lightning illuminates the sky during a thunderstorm over the Swiss Federal Palace in Bern.



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[Sakon Shima]

A bolt of lightning illuminates the sky just outside Southampton, Hampshire.

Lightning strikes during a thunder storm in Beijing.
The Beijing Capital International Airport suspended flights due to a thunder storm that hit the Chinese capital.

A shot from Roger Hill's house in Denver, Colorado, of an amazing lightning storm. Storm-chasing
husband and wife team Roger and Caryn Hill take tourists on trips following tornadoes.


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[Sakon Shima]

Lightning bolts light the sky above Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha,
Nebraska, while South Carolina plays Oklahoma in an NCAA College World Series baseball game.


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A rainbow and lightning are seen together as the sun casts shadows on the buildings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Lightning strikes while a rainbow is formed in the skies over Palmdale, California.


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[Sakon Shima]

An armoured vehicle from the Centurion Company, 2-1 Infantry Battalion, 5/2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team is framed
by a bolt of lightning during a storm at Combat Outpost Terminator in Maiwand District, Kandahar Province.

Lightning strikes twice over Kathmandu valley in Nepal during a heavy storm in the region.

An electrical storm lights up the night sky over Luoping in China in this picture taken by photographer Mao Hong.


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[Sakon Shima]

Multiple bolts of lightning strike over the southern Indian city of Bangalore.

Space Shuttle Discovery starts its rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building,
Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida, during a thunderstorm.

Military photographers Jon Husman and Elliott Fabrizio capture lightning over the Nimitz-class aircraft
carrier USS John C. Stennis while on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.


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[Sakon Shima]

A close-up of lightning hitting Krakatoa.

A heavy thunderstorm over the city of Zurich, Switzerland.

Lightning strikes over the Beijing skyline during a thunderstorm,
near the city's tallest skyscraper, the China World Trade Center Tower 3.


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[Sakon Shima]

Lightning strikes behind a windmill on a farm near Baldwin City, Kansas.

Lightning streaks the sky and reflects off the buildings of Bangkok.
The wet season monsoon rains in Thailand start in late May or early June and continue until October.

Lightning is seen over the 432-metre high Guangzhou International Finance Centre in China.


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[kensington]

Wow !!!

Thanks for posting .

 

[Teo Kok Eng]

Again, thanks for sharing.

Ps. This forum needs a "Thanks" button that other forums have.

 

[vamjok]

i was hoping a pic to show how the merlion was strike

 

[KuanTi01]

Wow. Never seen such beautiful and spectacular shots of lightning before. Thanks.

 

[merlion_CB]

i was hoping a pic to show how the merlion was strike

Also the Singapore flyer! Not just my CB!

 

[zuoom]

work of nature. as beautiful as it is deadly.

 

[Rogue Trader]

i was hoping a pic to show how the merlion was strike

 

[Sakon Shima]

A lightning bolt strikes down near downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Bad weather caused the delay
of the 1A evening state baseball games at Principal Park.

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[Talking Donkey]

Wonderful pics bro thks.