Jason Weingart Gallery / Sara Urbaez / April 23, 2018 5:19 PM
Jason Weingart01A barrage of lightning flashes near a mesocyclone in Weston, Missouri.
Jason Weingart02Lightning strikes a field in Boise City, Oklahoma.
Jason Weingart03Lightning electrifies the landscape of Monument Valley in Arizona.
Jason Weingart04Cloud-to-ground lightning casts an eerie glow on the mountains near Safford, Arizona.
Jason Weingart05A thunderstorm lights up the sky near Lake Powell, Arizona.
Jason Weingart06Smooth channel lightning emerges from a mesocyclone in Enid, Oklahoma.
Jason Weingart07Lightning during a monsoon storm in Mesa, Arizona.
Jason Weingart08Lightning appears at sunset in Hutchison, Kansas.
Jason Weingart09A lightning bolt cracks through the gray sky above Lajitas, Texas.
Jason Weingart10Lightning touches ground near the US-Mexico border.
Jason Weingart11Lightning bolts flash across the sky in Palm Beach, Florida.
Jason Weingart12Positive lightning in Riviera Beach, Florida.
Jason Weingart13Lightning above Bruceville-Eddy, Texas.
Jason Weingart14Lightning strikes the ground in Benson, Arizona.
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