Did you catch the brilliant light show across the Vancouver Island sky last night?
What started as an awe-inspiring sunset transformed into a brilliant lightning storm which brightened the skies over the west coast Sunday evening—a rare showing in these parts— accompanied by loud thunder in some areas.
If you weren’t able to watch the spectacle yourself, or maybe you just want to relive it, here are 22 photos and videos of last night’s epic sunset with accompanying lightning storm:
Sky show in #yyj just now pic.twitter.com/eNckTsdNtn
— Jay T. Cullen @jaytcullen.bsky.social (@JayTCullen) August 17, 2020
Lucky to have that view from the apartment. #victoria #yyj #sky #sunset #sunsetphotography #downtown pic.twitter.com/BL6kLUIH62
— Anuj Joshi (@AnujJoshi92) August 17, 2020
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10158703314001719&set=p.10158703314001719&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10159116082625639&set=pcb.1685222901625226&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10159116082650639&set=pcb.1685222901625226&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/jacqueline.whyte.714/videos/o.126545880826277/217356093071552/?type=2&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157276197631746&set=p.10157276197631746&type=3&theater
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD_KkOADuG6/
The hits just keep on coming! pic.twitter.com/KalGaPKgux
— Brian Timmer (@Scuba_Timmer) August 17, 2020
https://www.facebook.com/noah.pellatt/videos/3205560019534172/
Lightning bolts over #yyj
Photos by Nathan Charles #victoriabuzz pic.twitter.com/xtfrtlSK4I
— Victoria Buzz (@victoriabuzzes) August 17, 2020
Crew out checking Langford area. ⚡⚡⚡ #yyj #langford pic.twitter.com/whNlR6IWYb
— Langford Fire Rescue (@LangfordFire) August 17, 2020
https://www.facebook.com/ilovevancouverisland/posts/3231126636966269
Currently in #yyj ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/vz0kKIJUaK
— mandystarr (@mandystarr) August 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/DouglasPynn/status/1295252352664875009?s=20
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10164021965310285&set=a.10150951574915285&type=3&theater
