Aug. 23, '07 E. CO Lightning Chase

Severe storms (some with strong rotation, but no tornadoes) erupted across eastern CO today. By night, the entire area had flooding & dangerous frequent cloud-ground lightning hitting VERY close while I carefully navigated between the storms.
Note: the closest strikes were bright & close enough that some show the "ghost effect", where the radiant main bolt temporarily burned the camera's sensor, leaving a 'ghost image' (similar to the burned-in image you get when looking at a bright source for a few moments, then looking away. Just a few of the closest strikes had this effect!
Enjoy!!

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• close
• lightning
• CG's
• cloud-to-ground

[darkangle69797]

what is CG?

[jmchaser]

Short for cloud-to-ground lightning. Instead of shouting "Lightning, lightning!", we just say that instead.

[hoihaihey]

Not as loud as a cg lightning ofc, but still.. they can be very loud.. not to mention a positive CG strike, it would hurt your ears :)

[hoihaihey]

ye it does :)

[FordFan505]

Gotta lovel Lightning,just one question does CC ;ightning make thunder?????????

[stormspinner1]

I love lightning - and it's captured beautifully, here - well done, adding to playlist.  :]

*StormSpinner1* in Texas

[darkangle69797]

wow that is sooo cool i wish we get storms like that over here