Lightning Streaks Across Arkansas Sky in Slo-Mo Video

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25 May 2024 at 6:46 pm

Intense lightning illuminated the night sky above Fort Smith, Arkansas, on Friday, May 24.

Slow-motion footage captured by @ben_stana shows lightning spider across the sky above downtown Fort Smith.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area, noting possible 60 mph wind and quarter-sized hail. Credit: ben_stana via Storyful

Video transcript

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Lightning Streaks Across Arkansas Sky in Slo-Mo Video

Video transcript

Latest stories

'Thunderstorm from hell' heading to the UK and three places are set to take the brunt of it

Inside Greece’s tourist tragedies as Michael Mosley and four others die over 11 days in 40C heatwave

This part of the US is at highest risk for a devastating tsunami

Holidaymakers told to prepare for ‘record breaking temperatures’ in Europe this summer

Three easyJet flights diverted to Bournemouth Airport

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Singapore races to clean oil spill as luxury beach resort coated in slick

Bid to save early rewilding site that hosts rare nightingales and turtle doves

Singapore oil spill: Dredger boat 'losing control' caused crash with fuel ship that has blackened beaches

Oppressive heat wave will broil huge swaths of the East with record-breaking temperatures this week

Potentially deadly heat wave envelops most of the nation

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Rain and thunder: Met Office weather forecast for County Durham and Darlington

China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north

UK holidaymakers heading to Turkey, Greece and Cyprus issued warning and told 'take action'

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Singapore says dredger that hit tanker reported sudden loss of control, oil spill cleanup ongoing