
Watching a Storm from Behind
When approaching a supercell thunderstorm, one usually tends to approach it from the front side to be able to view the inflow structures and a possible tornado. In this case, however, a nocturnal supercell was a prolific lightning producer and kept on throwing out strikes on its rear side. This gave us a unique view from the backside of the storm within a beautiful surrounding landscape. Looking straight into the main precipitation core, a lightning strike nicely lightens convective towers on the flanking line of the storm which the rain is trying to undercut. Meanwhile, passing cars on a winding road through the hills provide a peaceful foreground to the violence in the distence
Taken on 10
June
2018
Submitted on 15 February 2019
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- Europe (3438)
- Western Europe (675)
- Germany (233)
- Exact location (8.0100 E, 49.0700 N)
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lightning, thunderstorm, clouds, tree, rain, convection, road
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Credit: Michiel Baatsen (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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