My biggest regret with storm chasing this season is that I pulled off from these storms after feeling tired. Following the initial round of storms that resulted in the upward lightning show in my other video from this event, another cluster of storms with a "bottom-heavy" charge structure formed in its wake. This cloud charge configuration often results in displays of negative crawler flashes which can be fun to watch on 500 or 1000 FPS footage. In addition to the negative crawlers, positive leaders can be seen inside the cloud above occasionally peeking through.
EQUIPMENT I USE:
Nikon D5300 DSLR
Sony CyberShot RX100V
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YI 4K Action Camera
Model YAS. 1616.INT
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Smartphone
Sony Stereo Digital Voice Recorder
Model ICD-UX570
Video editing done using Shotcut
Lightning information provided by Vaisala's National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) through weather.us/lightning. Note that I only use this information to roughly estimate stroke intensity and distance, the data may be prone to error on my end and my work is not, and should not be considered to be, a formal evaluation of the NLDN's performance.
Thanks to Tom A. Warner and other lightning physicists and researchers who have helped me understand lightning processes explained in my videos. Tom has created a great resource for individuals interested in learning how lightning works.
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