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A trident lightning strike as seen from a DC rooftop, looking south towardsAlexandria

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Description

A trident lightning strike as seen from a DC rooftop, looking south towardsAlexandria. This storm was primarily cloud to cloud lightning but luckily thisone spectacular cloud to ground strike was photographed. (Image credit: NOAA Weather in Focus Photo Contest 2015 | Richard Barnhill)

Credit

NOAA Weather in Focus Photo Contest 2015

Photographer

Richard Barnhill

Display Date

2014 September 2

Location

Washington, D.C.