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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.
Credit
NOAA Weather in Focus Photo Contest 2015
Photographer
Richard Barnhill
Display Date
2014 September 2
Location
Washington, D.C.
Collection
Weather Service