Viewed across a treeless patch of prairie, this view of a single-channel discharge truly was “striking” in its simplicity. This was one of the last few flashes from a dying supercell. It struck in the forward-to-rear-flank core interface just north-northwest of the mesocyclone, whose small, remnant wall cloud is visible at nearer, upper center. In my experience, only a small minority of CGs truly don’t have forks, but of those, most occur in rain. Many of those we see in photos are reactive daytime shots that catch a single-channel repeat flash after a forked (but not caught on camera) original. Step leaders tend to branch out in various directions seeking ground charge; this one did not, for reasons unknown.
2 ENE Hebron NE (14 Jun 22) Looking NNW
40.1763, -97.5518