Jason Weingart Gallery / Sara Urbaez / April 23, 2018 5:19 PM

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    A barrage of lightning flashes near a mesocyclone in Weston, Missouri.
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    Lightning strikes a field in Boise City, Oklahoma.
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    Lightning electrifies the landscape of Monument Valley in Arizona.
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    Cloud-to-ground lightning casts an eerie glow on the mountains near Safford, Arizona.
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    A thunderstorm lights up the sky near Lake Powell, Arizona.
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    Smooth channel lightning emerges from a mesocyclone in Enid, Oklahoma.
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    Lightning during a monsoon storm in Mesa, Arizona.
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    Lightning appears at sunset in Hutchison, Kansas.
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    A lightning bolt cracks through the gray sky above Lajitas, Texas.
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    Lightning touches ground near the US-Mexico border.
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    Lightning bolts flash across the sky in Palm Beach, Florida.
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    Positive lightning in Riviera Beach, Florida.
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    Lightning above Bruceville-Eddy, Texas.
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    Lightning strikes the ground in Benson, Arizona.
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    Intracloud lightning illuminates a field of bluebonnets in Brenham, Texas.
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