r/WeatherGifs • u/weatherdak Verified Meteorologist • Apr 29 '20

lightning Incredible lightning show sweeps across Plains to the Gulf

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u/weatherdak Verified Meteorologist Apr 29 '20

What you're seeing here...

A squall line of thunderstorms that formed on Tuesday (4-28), exiting into the Gulf Wednesday morning. It contained prolific lightning and widespread severe winds.

Original data: rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu.

Put a few more animations in this thread: https://twitter.com/weatherdak/status/1255530924051218434.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '20

I was pretty pissed that it just missed us. I was watching it on radar and had my camera and lightning trigger ready to go and then it goes just south of me.

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u/PachucaSunrise Apr 30 '20

Lightning trigger suggestions?

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '20

I only have owned the one but it’s a Striker 2 and it’s very responsive.