Multiple Upward Lightning Flashes, 6/16/10

An amazing eight upward flashes within 30 minutes took place in Rapid City, SD during the evening of 6/16/10. One upward flash had simultaneous upward leaders from seven towers. High-speed video was captured from two locations and at recording rates as high as 67,000 images per second. Below is high-definition video.



Below is the same flash recorded at 9,000 images per second.

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