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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Widow Maker

"Widow Maker" features the moment a very close and powerful positive cloud-to-ground lightning bolt struck directly in front of me while capturing a powerful supercell storm in Nebraska. It's these random rogue bolts you have to be careful with!

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2022
Date Uploaded: 09.2023
Photo Location: Alma, Nebraska, United States of America
Copyright: © David Baxter III