Close Lightning Strike

Lightning strikes very close to us on a storm chase in western Illinois. Unfortunately I moved the camera seconds before and the actual bolt is not seen on screen. The snap/click heard before the thunder is the electrical current of the bolt, similar to the sound you hear when your finger is shocked while touching something. When you hear this sound, you are too close!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• lightning
• bolt
• close
• storm
• chase
• illinois
• chaser
• strike

[quantumbits]

Too close. Very lucky.

[ExtendedSpace]

think its more visseble at the gravel at 11 sec

[ExtendedSpace]

watch at 10 sec to 12 sec and you will se an fade flash at the gras. Its not an fake :)

[qvadi]

This is not a fake, I saw a lightning flash. I agree that it's hardly visible, but it's possible to notice it. If the environment is too bright, you're often unable to record the flash. I know because I tried to record a thunderstorm with bright clouds but close lightning strikes. So stop yelling that's fake, because you can't prove it.

The video is real.

[datkoolbrutha]

@prairiestormwx great light strike clip. You can't really see the lightning strike unless you look real close at the rear of the parked car there. But you can hear the sparking sound just before the thunder clap!

And as far as that clown "ihavealotoffunnyfavz" he's just your typical youtube troll!!

[propyropower]

watta

[MrH3LI0N]

i didnt saw the lightnin that is fake and gay

[ront2012]

hahahaha dude in the car jumped xD

[Ecw4Lyfe]

@prairiestormwx don't waste your time with that bastard he's a 14yr old little punk thinking he's mr know it all that has rugrats as his background. you got a great video of the storm you was in THUMBS UP.

[300man04]

@ihavealotoffunnyfavz really?? you think life is worthless without neckcracking abilities? oh my god your life is dull.