Lightning Strikes around Downtown Raleigh - RaleighSkyline.com - Raleigh, North Carolina Cityscape Photography by Matt Robinson

A couple of satisfying bolts from this session on the night of May 7, 2009:

Lightning strikes behind the cityscape of downtown Raleigh

Lightning between Wachovia Building and RBC Plaza

Faint bolt behind BB&T

Internal lighnting flash over the city

Cloud to ground lightning strike from Dorothea Dix

Lightning to the west from Boylan Ave

Bolt striking in the rain

Just out of frame

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