Spectacular lightning storm, as seen from plane window

Halfway home to New York City from Miami on July 13, 2007, I captured this opulent light show -- an explosive, clearly visible electrical storm just a few miles east of our jet, high above the Atlantic. (As you can hear at 2:29, the pilot instructed the flight attendant to inform the passengers of an event that's "very rare during this time of the year.")

[@HauntedGhostLady]

This is pretty awesome. In July of 1992 I was flying to Phoenix from Chicago when we ran into lightning storms along the way. It was really cool to watch the lightning go in and out of the clouds. Then we landed during a thunderstorm where we saw lightning flashing while cutting through the cloud cover. It was an awesome trip - weather in Arizona during the summer is amazing indeed.

[@luis30secondsto]

the most beautiful video in KZbin

[@I0o]

This is soo beautiful! I wish i saw this live.

[@KEKInc]

Absolutely spectacular. During the summer of 2006, I flew from DC to Las Vegas and got to experience a little lightning show over the midwest, which practically lit up the whole cell for the entire duration. We were at least 50 miles away from the cell and the turbulance was extremely strong. I suppose, there could have been a storm underneath us or in the opposite side of the plane.

[@UniqueMe]

Thats gorgeous. Can't wait to fly the skies!

[@pdutube]

Great show thanks for posting this! Better to be flying around it than in a boat beneath it!

[@DonellQuinnuc7]

i just expericend this flying back to L.A. from Atlanta, most of the action was over oklahoma city, but a site to see when your @ 38,000 feet...tried to get the cam out, but couldn't get it in time, great vid!!!

[@TheInspireImagine]

absolutely gorgeous. squall line

[@1squeez]

Beautiful!

[@Dan4Dresden]

I saw a scene exactly like this last night from my airplane window flying between Chicago and California! I couldn't believe how frequenly/continuous the lightning was.

[@54spiritedwill54]

wow, that's so cool! wish i can see one too while on a plane

[@djshotty]

thank you very much for this. ive been after quality lightning footage for a while to use as my vista ultimate dreamscene. awesome, and yes i would have loved to have been on that plane with my Sony DCR-SR300 DVD Handycam

[@SteveSusi]

I agree -- it was simultaneously violent and relaxing. Weird.

[@TSXboy26]

just what I was thinking, thats prime time for those types of storms where I live. Texas.

[@Pyrotech56]

KrystalFrizz: I agree, that flight attendant didn't have a clue. Thunderstorms are very common in July, especially over the Atlantic Gulf stream current.

[@Copilotdave]

Iv seen those exact kind of storms from an airplane their so fast

[@kushlar]

i saw this for about 3hrs straight on a flight back to trinidad from new york

[@rmodjeski29]

that is spectacular! :)

[@aviator147]

I was landing in Kuala Lumpur, and during the entire 30 minutes descent, there was a lightning storm, too bad i didnt have my camera, every 3 seconds, you would see an actual bolt of lightning, it was amazin

[@markrhuett]

I'm entertaining the thought of actually flying right through all that mess.

[@SteveSusi]

I'm curious to know why you believe the storm was over land (honestly, I'm not experienced enough to see a difference between terrestrial and maritime formations). This storm cell was shot from the starboard side of the plane, heading north, a few miles east of the Atlantic Coast.

[@WetPooooopie]

Spectacular ---------->

[@nabster85]

I hate flying and seeing a flash of lightning outside - really makes me piss myself !

[@SteveSusi]

You're a damned riot, korgri. Love the Simpsons quote.

[@bluecifer7488]

There's a gremlin on the wing of the plane - LOOK OUT!

[@443drag]

I enjoyed something similar on a flight over Dallas once. A video doesn't do it justice, you've got to see it live.

[@raider52cg]

T Bragg I just experienced one on a flight from Oklahoma City to Dallas. It was the most amazing n craziest thing I've ever seen

[@manifestgtr]

interesting....you would think that a storm making its way out to sea during july is a very common thing...they must be in a much different area than where i live in mass....that's pretty much the norm up here that time of year

[@thetonphi]

how can you not live mother nature :D

[@EduardRitok]

Do you know what is interesting?....that poor light in cloud....I tried to imagine, that it is window, reflexing a light from the plane board...but ....lights, ferlexing in window are moving differently than that light ......

[@jackvr32]

awesome lightning storm video.... Was anyone freakin out on the plane? =]

[@crazyizzy100]

whenever there is no lightning striking there is a face has anybody noticed that?

[@thabest007]

Hey dude nice video, really cool! I want to use it for my personal intro for my videos, is that ok by you?

[@215_Philly_4for4]

same in philly

[@Calling321]

It looks like the lights are out in the plane.

[@WetPooooopie]

Headed home frm where, that happened to me on my way home from floria near georgia and teh carolinas no delays we thought that we were gonna crash. This loos harminus and a scene like from a piderman movi eor sumtin

[@KrystalFrizz]

UMMMM....thunderstorms RARE in JULY? Wha??

[@Redwol12]

kewl

[@cgrdrummer]

its dangerous though, if you are hit by a sprite you're going down

[@EduardRitok]

Yeah:DD nice capture:D But....try to put the song: Cold Meat Industry - New Risen Throne in there ;) ...... You will see you like it:DD

[@AlexGtheOG90]

yea, bad ass

[@Jdub1515]

oh ... i misread your caption ... (for some reason when i glanced I thought halfway between NYC and LA) ... nvm However, in response to the previous comments, lightning over the atlantic during the summer months is very common ... the ocean temp reaches mid 70s

[@SteveSusi]

@luis30secondsto Thanks luis30secondsto! I sure got lucky on this flight. A lot more fun to watch than the crappy in-flight movie.

[@SteveSusi]

I KNOW -- the flight attendant musta been an idiot. (If you listen to the audio, he claims over the P.A. that "this is very rare this time of year.")

[@Jdub1515]

this storm is over land

[@ignaxing]

Weeeird!

[@WetPooooopie]

I hate planes, I love thunderstorms, it would freak me out, i had a similar experience where on my way home from florida the weather comditions made lightning go right through the plane, some bad turbulance there was July 2 2001 even before 9/111 flying wasn't my ting I scared

[@JRMcDowell]

Love the Gay Steward.. sounds like the guy from Family Guy. Wonderful footage, too bad we can not hear all the noise that storm is making.. would be a great lulabye.

[@cesar10rockemo]

were was this at ?

[@matt94lol]

you can bring a camera on a plane? lol...

[@Ja9.Davies]

That is amazeing, spectacular! , lol if i was in that airplane, i'd be scared shitless lol

[@215_Philly_4for4]

thats not rare in july

[@gammler0852]

why are thunderstorms rare at this time. as far asi can see are thunderstorms in the rgion of bermudda-dreieck-florida nothin special. u only need tropical humid warm air and a cold front--> Bang-->thunderstorm

[@soeffingwhat]

Most Planes that get into Storms pull through it, I do believe AF447 had another serious issue

[@soeffingwhat]

Apparently they experienced an Electrical Failure, maybe they did try to send a Mayday and it failed. No one really knows what happened unfortunately.