lightning storm
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The Butler fire, which was reported amid a lightning storm July 3, had burned roughly 8,156 acres in the Six Rivers and Klamath national forests and was completely uncontained as of Monday afternoon, Maznarich said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025
The plume produced the most intense lightning storm ever seen, with 2,600 flashes per minute at its peak and totaling about 192,000 flashes over the course of 11 hours.
From Scientific American • Jun. 21, 2023
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
Like a summer lightning storm, speeding across the horizon.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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