Lightning Streaks Across Sky in Southern France as 'Violent Thunderstorms' Forecast

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17 August 2022 at 9:07 am

Lightning flashed across the night sky in southern France in the early hours of Thursday, August 17, as the weather service warned of “violent thunderstorms.”

Footage by Chris Domingues shows a dramatic bolt lighting up the sky. Domingues said the video was filmed in the east of Montpellier in the Herault departement after midnight.

The French observatory of tornadoes and storms said there were almost 8,000 lightning strikes in Herault on Wednesday night.

The country’s weather service placed multiple departments under an orange warning for Thursday, due to severe storms. Credit: Chris Domingues via Storyful

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