Weather webcam captures lightning bolt striking nearby

As the sun went down yesterday a thunderstorm moved over the Thornton area.  It provided some brief, heavy rain which was very welcome given our drought stricken landscape.  Accompanying the moisture was a good bit of lightning which lit up the post-sunset sky.

Our west facing webcam captured one bolt as it struck turning night into day for a brief instant.

A thunderstorm on June 23, 2013 delivered rain and a good bit of lightning.  ThorntonWeather.com's west facing camera happened to capture one bolt as it struck.
A thunderstorm on June 23, 2013 delivered rain and a good bit of lightning. ThorntonWeather.com’s west facing camera happened to capture one bolt as it struck.

One thought on “Weather webcam captures lightning bolt striking nearby”

  1. Wow….incredible! Can’t wait to see things like this on the new web cams….whenever you get enough people contributing.

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