Lightning strikes Chicago skyscraper during storm

Jun 13, 2013

Lightning strikes Chicago skyscraper during storm

Michael Gold 0 Comment Nation Chicago, lightning, Sears Tower, skyscrapers, thunder storms, weather, Willis Tower

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)

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