Video | A strange sight of a very rare phenomenon of lightning moving from the ground towards the sky

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2022/04/12

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Weather of Arabia</strong> - A circulating video clip, taken by an American citizen, showed a very rare phenomenon of lightning exploding from the ground towards the sky, unlike what we usually see in thunderstorms.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>In the details:</strong> A stunning luminous display of a rare phenomenon of lightning illuminated the sky of Wichita, Kansas, USA, on Tuesday (March 29th), and the scene was documented in a video clip showing lightning moving from the ground towards the sky, in a phenomenon called Upward Lightning, as The slow-motion rising lightning was captured by Taylor Vonfeldt, who shared the video on his Twitter account, describing the phenomenon as &quot;the craziest lightning ever captured by a camera.&quot;</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="en" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> I just captured the most insane strike of lightning I&#39;ve ever caught on camera.. <a href="https://twitter.com/weatherchannel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@weatherchannel</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KSNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KSNNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KWCH12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KWCH12</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KAKEnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KAKEnews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JimCantore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JimCantore</a> <a href="https://t.co/17TxaFiyXk">pic.twitter.com/17TxaFiyXk</a></p> — Taylor Vonfeldt (@therealskicast) <a href="https://twitter.com/therealskicast/status/1508999413502517251?ref_src=tw... 30, 2022</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /> The phenomenon of rising lightning occurs when a strong electric field passes over a tall object such as a skyscraper or a radio tower, and a lightning spark is released from the tower as a result. They connect to the electric field in the cloud and you get the lightning.&quot;</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /> Hurricane warnings have been issued in several counties in Kansas. The National Weather Service said winds of 50 to 60 km were recorded in the area. Thousands of people in Wichita, Kansas, experienced a blackout Tuesday night.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Topics that interest you:</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%AF... hasn&#39;t happened in more than 80 years..Rare snow covers the American city of Portland..See the pictures</strong></a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%85... A Jordanian photographer combines Jordan, Syria and Lebanon in one scene</strong></a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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