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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.
Collection
Weather Service