Description
Intense severe thunderstorms moved through Chicagoland on Wednesday afternoon, producing widespread downed trees. Upward lightning struck the Sears (Willis) Tower several times, captured with a professional high speed camera at 4,000 frames per second.
Shot List:
1.) Realtime shot of the Sears (Willis) Tower getting struck by lightning
2.) 4,000 frames per second shot of the Sears Tower and Trump Tower getting struck with upward (ground-to-cloud) lightning.
3.) Realtime shot of another lightning bolt behind the Sears Tower
4.) Dashcam shot of the storms moving into the city over the Sears Tower
5.) Dashcam shot of a power line arcing
6.) Dashcam shot of strong winds
7-9.) Large tree snapped off at the trunk
10-15.) More shots of large downed tree branches among cars in the street