Thunderstorm in Forth Worth, Texas Creates Colorful Light Show

Posted on May 12, 2011

Lightning striking transformers and feeder lines in Fort Worth, Texas resulted in a colorful light show for city residents. Brian Luenser recorded this video from the balcony of his 34th-floor condominium. It looks like it was a very powerful thunderstorm.

Luenser told the Huffington Post, "I was really scared. The whole sky was lighting up. I didn't know if it was nuclear explosions or what."

Take a look:

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