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THE STRIKE

One Lightning Strike with 11 Return Strokes

The Closest 12 Stroke Lightning Strike

Ever Caught On Video

"The Strike" is an extremely lucky capture that is considered to be the 'Closest 12 Stroke Lightning Strike Ever Caught On Video'.  I am thankful for this capture, yet I would not recommend that anyone attempt this since it was obviously NOT MY INTENTION TO CAPTURE THIS PHENOMENA at that moment and luckily I was not injured. 

 

Many storm chasers capture beautiful artful expressions of LIGHTNING and other severe weather phenomena, but Professional Storm chasers do it SAFELY.  I would recommend for anyone attempting to capture natures dangerous beauty to first READ ALL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS before attempting to do so. 

 

You can access a vast variety of LIGHTNING PHOTOGRAPHY, EQUIPMENT PAGES and SAFETY RELATED websites in my links page.

FRAME 55

 

This frame is the best most clear shot of the devastation being caused to the tree.

THE DAMAGE

 

The tree was split down the middle.  In 2 days the tree had to be removed because it sunk down low into the street below causing hazardous conditions.

MORE LIGHTNING

 

Here are some other lightning strikes that I captured on video that never struck the tree, but got pretty close, Caught On Video!

THE STRIKE Calendar

 

Every Month features one return stroke and provides lightning facts for that aspiring weatherman.

THE STRIKE Flip Book

 

Flip though every frame of THE STRIKE and catch the amazing action Caught on Video in this novelty item.

Copyright 2008 — Hernán Cortés — All Rights Reserved

THE STRIKE HAS BEEN SHOWN NON-EXCLUSIVELY IN THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTARIES, NEWS CASTS, SHOWS,

PROMOTIONS AND CABLE TV SPECIALS

 

Listed in ORDER OF APPEARANCE

 

CHANNEL 2 NEWS - CBS

CHANNEL 9 NEWS - WGN

WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES - WGN

ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

TV ANNOUNCEMENT AND MUSEUM EXHIBIT - Chicago

LIGHTNING - NOVA

ANATOMY OF DISASTER/

EARTH'S FURY-SUPERSTORMS - TLC

REAL TV - WGN

THE BEST OF TLC WEEK PROMOTIONS - TLC

LIFE, CAMERA, ACTION - WGN

WORLD'S MOST SHOCKING MOMENTS, PART III - FOX (Int'l Version)

48 HOURS "ADVENTURES - LIGHTNING STRIKES" - CBS

"STORM FORCE, TORNADOES, STORM RESCUE"PROMOTIONS-TLC

REAL TV - CHICAGO -WCIU

All THE STRIKE pictures shown here or  on subsequent THE STRIKE (www.DaStrike.com) web pages are Copyright 1992 by Hernán Cortés and no consent of use is implied on this website.  All requests for licensed use must be requested via email to Hernan AT Cortes.com and subsequently via U.S. mail.

The Strike Animated GIF of a few frames of this spectacular lightning strike.