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WeatherWatch.co.nz reader Claire Wilkins has sent us a video she took of some intense lightning on Australia’s Sunshine Coast back in 2008.
The footage shows some fantastic lightning shots over Brisbane, as seen from Maroochydore.
Thanks for the video Claire – and if you have a video you’ve posted on YouTube (or seen) send us the link using the Contact Us link above.
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Andy H on 28/09/2010 8:31pm
The second one is incredible! The storms in late January this year around the central north island may have approached that kind of calibre? I remember watching one (from Tairua) that was over Hamilton and thinking it looked like a strobe light. Lightning every few seconds! Hopefully we’ll get some repeat performances this summer…
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Shane on 28/09/2010 6:08am
Awesome footage! I wonder when Auckland will see a storm of that calibre? Maybe next century!
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