Crazy Lightning Storm Hong Kong, September 8th 2010. Music: U2 - Electrical Storm

September 8th 2010: Crazy storm.....in one hour over 13,000 cloud to ground strikes recorded........
Music: U2 - Electrical Storm

http://www.hko.gov.hk/press/D4/pre20100909e.htm
Hong Kong experienced heavy rain and active thunderstorms overnight on September 8 (Wednesday). During the six-hour period starting from 9pm, September 8, more than 25,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strokes were detected over Hong Kong. Most of the lightning strokes were concentrated over the western part of the New Territories (including Yuen Long, Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan), Lantau Island and the southern part of Hong Kong Island. During the hour just after midnight, 13,102 cloud-to-ground lightning strokes were registered in Hong Kong, the highest in an hour since records of lightning data of Hong Kong Observatory began in 2005.

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[neilh1uk]

Apparently there were 13,000 lightning strikes recorded in one hour...;)

[Mariaglenn]

Awesome combo of music and video...freaky storm..

[neilh1uk]

@Mariaglenn Thanks....yep, it was a kind of freaky and awe inspiring at the same time. Looks like we have another one starting tonight:)

[Brycen5100]

@neilh1uk  13,102 to be exact

[SoulAmvRE]

can you make your vid with the original sound of the storm, im sorry i just get really pissed that i miss out on that storm and when i get the chance to see it it has music on it arrrgggg