High-amp negatively charged lightning with explosive thunder

26.6.2020 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Filmed with Nikon D7200, Sigma 17-50 f/2,8 and Rode SVM Pro.

[@PhotoStormMediaOfficial]

Finally someone with an actual good microphone! You earned a sub! :)

[@jaymorgenthal9479]

You captured the perfect combination: nighttime, intense flashes and the classic clap

[@andymcskimming8755]

this is one of the best storm videos of the year so far a absolutely love positive lightning it’s amazing

[@andymcskimming8755]

When are you uploading new storm videos

[@globaled1694]

i love nasty weather, if u pause it right it looks like day time

[@hayley339]

This is what I like

[@babypeachdaisyandrosalina]

Why does the sky look reddish though?

[@pawfan]

Awesome capture! I'll remember the equipment you used for this capture.

[@zbynekcernoch]

ten užasný zvuk hromu a pak dabelský smích :D

[@DB-47]

0:47 Kdyby to bylo jen audio, klidně bych si ten blesk spletl s CG+, ale to opakované bliknutí mi jej vyloučilo

[@TStormGuy]

Jojo, podle zvuku jsem si v ten moment říkal, že to budou jasná pluska.. ale nebyla :).

[@andymcskimming8755]

great storm video are you uploading any more storm videos

[@andymcskimming8755]

can’t wait for more storm videos

[@Richard_Gonda]

nice sounds

[@1tonyboat]

excellent video,by now my mother would be hiding in the cupboard under the stairs sitting beside the gas and electric meters !!!!!!!

[@TStormGuy]

I was the same when I was a kid.

[@1tonyboat]

@@TStormGuy,, mum always put us under the big table and cover it with blankets so we didn't see the lightening, now i love to watch a storm !!

[@TStormGuy]

@@1tonyboat Yeah I remember being scared of thunderstorms as well. Always had to close the blinds and cover my head with a pillow. Everything is the exact opposite now, lol.

[@pawfan]

How much time does your D7200 allow for video recording?

[@TStormGuy]

If I can remember correctly, it is possible to record up to 20 minutes of video at a time. After that, you have to start recording again and you can repeat that until your card memory is full.

[@pawfan]

@@TStormGuy That's make sense. I'll try that on my D5100 and see how far it goes. It does eat battery power though. maybe your model is more power efficient.

[@knockthebackdoorbeforeleaving]

try not to think of eobard thawne with "negative lightning"

[@brennuvargr4638]

These are definitely -CG? Some of them sound on the cusp of being positive. That said, is there a specific kA where lightning is considered to be positively charged? :)

[@Tstorms]

There's no specific kA, individual strokes are either positive or negative and either can have high or low peak current (although +CGs are slightly more likely to be higher current). Both 100kA negative strokes and 10kA positive strokes are possible!

[@wildguy4773]

Its really just close. Positive charges have their "crack" sounds more distinctive even tough strike was generally far, kinda like a bomb explosion than your typical lighting, these had distinctive thunder we hear just being close, regardless if you hear cracking in thunder even if its far away from striking, its likely positive cg

[@Elsalover]

How do you get 12k views And when I try uploading the same type of video I get 200 views? I need answers!!!!!!!!

[@adamgaborszilagyi4770]

Positive sound

[@TStormGuy]

Those were not positive, although I first thought they were. All strikes had a measured negative, but high amplitude around 80 kA.

[@lamargoat2406]

@@TStormGuy those were some unusually powerfull negatives!!

[@TStormGuy]

@@lamargoat2406 Yes, definitely. I always thought only positives can produce such amplitude and such thunder, but I was proven wrong several times already :).

[@thelightninghunter23]

@@adamgaborszilagyi4770 Not at all. Yes you can identify positive polarity based on sound, but you're NOT listening for volume. Instead, you're listening to the shape of the sound. The thunder from +CGs tends to be very sudden and has a consistent roar to it. You'd have to listen to clear examples of both polarity strokes and you'll know what I'm talking about.

[@aldraysmith4357]

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[@incrediblemichael]

this whas a POSITIVE cg i cant see a typical flicker associated with a negative cg also this lightning had a smooth channel also evidence for a positive cg

[@TStormGuy]

Maybe you're right, I don't know how much I can trust the Meteologix service in the matter of measuring positive or negative charge of the lightning.

[@incrediblemichael]

a positiv cg had distinctive features 1. the smooth lightning channel 2. no flickering 3. a extremly loud thunder almost a canon shot as audible in your video 4. a positive cg is longer in duration most burn damadge on houses after a lightning hits it are caused by positive cg's and you can trust my words as a stormchaser i saw many many negative and positive cg's in real time and in person

[@thelightninghunter23]

@@incrediblemichael I've been observing lightning since 2018 and I'm leaning towards negative on this one. While many -CGs have multiple strokes, some do not. Also, you CANNOT rely on volume to determine stroke polarity. There's several videos on my channel of strokes that I was able to confirm were positive where there wasn't loud thunder at all. Sometimes if the stroke is close enough you can tell if it's positive based on how sudden the thunder is; positive strokes sometime sound like supersonic fighter jets. While lightning location systems tend to mischaracterize cloud vs. ground strokes, they usually get the polarity right as the e-field/radio signal should be fully inverted if it's positive. If you can check the peak current and it's more than 30kA, you're almost certainly looking at the stroke in question and not a cloud pulse, and the polarity is almost certainly what it says. --Chris

[@rayanifrah5154]

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[@kamanyu5955]

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