Lightning and and Ball Lightning (i believe)

Stormchase · Sep 1, 2015

Good electric storm. Weather tested the 7D. Works well after a 5 min pounding in rain. cc always welcome on everything.

Found this on my card when I got home. I remember hearing a buzzing sound but thought nothing of it.

waday · Sep 1, 2015

waday · Sep 1, 2015

Nice images, by the way. :smile:

Stormchase · Sep 1, 2015

It could be mistaken for it lol. Good thing I grew up on Nat Geo and PBS haha before History channel came around.

Derrel · Sep 1, 2015

Neat photos. Yeah...wow...the video clip is interesting!

astroNikon · Sep 1, 2015

was that a drone ?
or Derrel flying his alien ship with only a Visual Flight license ?

Stormchase · Sep 3, 2015

I'm 90% sure its ball lightning. There were some odd lightning bolts going on that night. Pretty rare to see it. ( i didnt actually see it tho). There are a handful of videos online with it in all forms. They have been known to be attracted to power lines as well. I was right below some main feeds from the power plant. a close by storm cell was putting out at least a bolt a second (negative charged and cloud to cloud). quiet the show. Everything added up!

wyogirl · Sep 3, 2015

I love the first picture. LOVE. I like the second and the video is neat.

snowbear · Sep 3, 2015

I know a guy that got chased out of a phone equipment room by ball lightening, years ago.

Stormchase · Sep 3, 2015

haha I would run like crazy! It can pass through walls and doors without marking too. Pretty cool stuff

snowbear · Sep 3, 2015

Stormchase said:
haha I would run like crazy!

He did.

AlanKlein · Sep 3, 2015

I saw ball lighting when I was a kid living in The Bronx. It occurred during a storm. I was looking out of the window on the 6th floor of an apartment building. The lightning appearing about 5 feet in diameter and traveled a few block along the top of other apartments buildings near their parapets. Lasted about 5 or 10 seconds. Pretty amazing. I never have seen anything like that since then.