Mike Theiss

Mike Theiss Instagram – (Dashcam capture) While storm chasing in tornado alley my Garmin dashcam captured a rare phenomenon called “upward-moving” lightning, also known as “ground-to-cloud” lightning. I witnessed this TV tower get struck 3 times in a 10 minute span. The third strike occurred when I was close to the tower and it was truly incredible. The lightning shot straight up from the tip of the tower and branched out like a tree up into the clouds and flashed several times before it finally discharged all its energy. Video still by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature | Posted on 19/Dec/2017 18:34:09