Lightning strikes Chicago skyscraper during storm
Talk about having your camera ready at the right moment. Photographer Scott Olson witnessed lightning hitting the Sears Tower – er, the Willis Tower – on Wednesday night. Severe storms passed through the Midwest on Wednesday, bringing heavy rains and high winds, and are now forecasted to hit central Maryland on Thursday.
- Lightning strikes above downtown Chicago on June 12, 2013. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
- Storm clouds push toward downtown Chicago on June 12, 2013. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
- Storm clouds push into Chicago’s lakefront on June 12, 2013. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
- Storm clouds move into downtown Chicago on June 12, 2013. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
- Lightning strikes the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) in downtown Chicago on June 12, 2013. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)