lightning storm
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The Butler fire was first reported amid a lightning storm July 3, and has burned more than 22,000 acres in the Six Rivers and Klamath national forests.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2025
The January 2022 eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga produced the most extreme lightning storm ever recorded.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023
A lightning storm delayed the elimination game between Tulane and Sam Houston in the seventh inning with Sam Houston leading 7-2.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2023
We needed clear skies to make the star field photographs, and I needed to avoid camping above the tree line in a lightning storm.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023
Instead of being like a princess’s home, the buildings looked like they belonged on a craggy cliff above a raging sea during a lightning storm.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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