A power flash often occurs when a tornado strikes power lines. The arcing discharges flashing from the damaged electrical equipment often reveal a tornado is on the ground when heavy rain or darkness obscure the tornado. These power flashes deliver a burst of a blue or white illuminating hues. At farther distances dust might …
You often hear stories about storm clouds turning green before a tornado touches down. The explanation is the same type of thunderstorms responsible for the majority of violent tornadoes also may produce copious amounts of hail. These thick hail downdrafts or hail cores often have a blueish turquoise glow. Makes sense doesn’t it that an …
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Also known as “spider lightning” due to the way it scampers across the sky, anvil crawler lightning is some of the most dramatic and beautiful lightning displays there are. See for yourself in this epic video… When a rising thunderstorm reaches the ceiling of the troposphere it flares out horizontally into an anvil shape much …
