Several square inches of scrubby New Mexico earth scorched for less than a second. That still was enough time to sterilize it of life, under around 30,000 amperes of direct current surging through that surface to illuminate the lightning channel. This, of course, sent a nice, strong report of thunder rolling out across the shortgrass prairies. These storms developed southward from earlier, also well-electrified convection north of Mosquero. After ending the day with an evening electrical show from several areas of storms near Clayton, I had shot photos of 70 cloud-to-ground strikes in about six hours.
7 S Bueyeros NM (2 Aug 20) Looking SW
35.8806, -103.6927Bueyeros Boom
Several square inches of scrubby New Mexico earth scorched for less than a second. That still was enough time to sterilize it of life, under around 30,000 amperes of direct current surging through that surface to illuminate the lightning channel. This, of course, sent a nice, strong report of thunder rolling out across the shortgrass prairies. These storms developed southward from earlier, also well-electrified convection north of Mosquero. After ending the day with an evening electrical show from several areas of storms near Clayton, I had shot photos of 70 cloud-to-ground strikes in about six hours.
7 S Bueyeros NM (2 Aug 20) Looking SW
35.8806, -103.6927