A woman opened the door to her porch to film a fierce storm when a bolt of lightning suddenly struck a post, as seen in a viral TikTok video. Stacy Holley shared the video to her account ...

My image is a long exposure, 619 seconds, taken at night. During this time, I used 'el wire' to create the blue smoke-looking effect, and a color-gelled spotlight to give the tree a pink glow.

A single bolt of lightning measuring 477.2 miles has been confirmed as the longest ever – leaping across Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas in 2020.