EXTREMLEY CLOSE LIGHTNING BARRAGE! - We were terrified!

Numerous photogenic and extremely close lightning strikes from a monster tornado warned storm.

The lightning was so intense and frequent, it made it impossible to safely film the storm from outside our vehicles, it felt like we could be struck by lightning at any moment! The thunder was deafening and all of my hairs were standing on end. It was one of the more terrifying experiences I've had while storm chasing.

Most of these chases would not be possible without the help of my friend Chris, please go check out his channel if you have not done so already. You'll be in for quite the show!
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[contrablast]

Lightning 50 feet away and dude rolls his window up for protection 🤣

[styropyro]

woooow amazing capture of an insane lightning barrage. your mic got EMP'd hard there at 1:34!

[astelius]

*i have a severe storm phobia, if I hear distant lightning in the slightest I get violently panicked and start to freak out. It’s the noise that freaks me out since I always hated loud noises since I was a kid. I’m going on a wilderness camp all week next week and I’m scared it’s gonna storm. Ironically though, you’re videos really help me, seeing how people like you can be so brave in storms makes me realise that even though they are dangerous, you can still find beauty in them and enjoy them.*

[Achillionable]

Dayum, being so close to so many CG lightnings must be absolutely terrifying. I can tell you were pretty happy to be in your car at that moment.
That frequency of CG lightning this close is absolutely absurd. Glad you guys are ok, could have been very dangerous with the windows open

[hemlockVape]

I respect and admire what you do. This is great footage, and the seagull noise you make at 2:24 is GOLD 🤣 Curious about the audio during the 'close' strike? That loooong zap 😯

[ohkaygoplay]

The sound of that zap when the upward leader connects is incredible!

[sharppointy]

That is some amazing lightning! Thanks, Celton and Chris. ⚡🌩

[BigBrotherMateyka]

Absolute bombardment! Grats not only for the footage, but for your nerve.

[stormsandfishing]

One of the best lightning barrage videos on YouTube!

[RobloxGamingCorner]

You remember the HUGE thunderstorm in Chicago in August 2007, This has as many close lightning strikes as that storm

[wokevirushandsanitzer]

1:32 you’re a lucky boy.
Clicking buzzing noises aren’t what you want to hear during thunderstorm.
This is some of the craziest storm footage I’ve ever seen. The frequency of CGs is ridiculous.
If you were standing out in one of those fields the chances of you getting struck are honestly decently high.

[michaelcromer]

This has to be the best lightning video I've ever seen!

[Kristoff]

Impressive Barrage! As with all supercell thunderstorms with a powerful updraft, getting a barrage of Negative staccatos striking within the updraft is widespread. You practically positioned yourself right underneath the updraft feeding into the mesocyclone (You will always get the most strikes alongside the RFD & slightly on the southern/southeastern flank of the supercell), where the highest intensity is going to be. I've told fellow chasers here in Illinois that if you want to avoid getting bombarded with strikes at close range, position to the west side of the RFD or a few miles west. I can see that you were prepared for a close one at 1:05. Pretty sure at that point, you were feeling the static in the air, and you just knew it was going to happen. 1:32, it happened. Listen closely at that mark before the shockwave reaches you a millisecond. That "Click" is the closest nearby upward streamer emitting from the tallest object on the ground (i.e., telephone pole). It is also that from the EMP charge that gets picked up on cameras and all that. It sends a shockwave that travels no more than 1, 000 feet from the base of the strike.

[TheToastPeople]

Love the tic noise milliseconds before a close strike! spectacular storm that

[nyonker]

As someone who is mechanically inclined and obsessed with how mankind has bent the laws of nature to our will, there is something so captivating, beautiful, and terrifying about so much unbridled, uncontrollable, raw energy. I love these storms, as much as they terrify me they captivate me and draw me in.

[Agui]

what a wicked lethal storm!😁What a perfect storm this was and I love the constant barrage of lightning!
I am 💯% convinced that the high humidity produces deadlier lightning.

[EastPilbaraWeather]

Dude that was insane, thanks for sharing.

[MalaysiaPhilip]

Absolutely insane footage! Bravo!! Where abouts was this beast filmed out of curiousity?

[paulknightley]

When looking for barrages likes this, often they’re cut together, or not really barrages…this is one heck of one! Pretty scary if you’re there!

[roberthoffhines]

happened to me while fishing outside of Aspen, CO about 30 years ago. I curled up under a washed out bank for about 10 minutes. It actually felt PERSONAL.