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An incredible network of branching lightning illuminates the night sky near Alexandria, Minnesota, on May 23, 2024. This spectacular photograph was rediscovered in the Weather Paparazzi archives and is being shared publicly for the first time.

When Mother Nature can’t decide which direction to send the lightning… she chooses EVERY direction!

This incredible display of branching lightning illuminated the night sky during a thunderstorm on May 23, 2024.

The photograph captures an extraordinary network of lightning spreading across the clouds, lighting up the surrounding landscape in brilliant shades of purple.

And here’s the funny part: this photograph almost never saw the light of day!

While going back through my massive archive of storm chasing footage and photography, I rediscovered this image buried among thousands of photographs I’ve captured over the years.

Like so many other projects, life and work got in the way, and this incredible lightning photograph remained unpublished.

Until now!

I’m finally finding time to revisit years of forgotten storm photography, rediscovering incredible weather moments and sharing images that have never been seen publicly before.

And this is just one of many!