As the southeastern Arizona desert day neared its finish, and the stormy sky slowly reddened both itself and the landscape beneath, a brilliant flash blasted Mt. Glenn broadside. The stroke slammed the mountainside about halfway up, proving once again (among countless occasions I’ve seen) that lightning doesn’t necessarily strike the highest point around. In fact, not once during this hour-long episode of loud, beautiful storms did I see a stroke near the 7,520-foot mountaintop.
5 E Dragoon AZ (17 Jul 19) Looking SSW
32.0336, -109.9455Electrifying Mt. Glenn
As the southeastern Arizona desert day neared its finish, and the stormy sky slowly reddened both itself and the landscape beneath, a brilliant flash blasted Mt. Glenn broadside. The stroke slammed the mountainside about halfway up, proving once again (among countless occasions I’ve seen) that lightning doesn’t necessarily strike the highest point around. In fact, not once during this hour-long episode of loud, beautiful storms did I see a stroke near the 7,520-foot mountaintop.
5 E Dragoon AZ (17 Jul 19) Looking SSW
32.0336, -109.9455