Lightning illuminated the sky over Tampa Bay, Florida, in the early hours of Tuesday, May 26.
X user @TampaStorm captured this footage showing flashes of lightning and whipping winds.
“Lots of lightning with big thunderstorms to my west,” @TampaStorm states behind the camera. “You see these beautiful lightning flashes … it is going to town!”
The National Weather Service (NWS) forecast scattered to numerous thunderstorms on Tuesday.
“Over the next few days deeper moisture will arrive, leading to more numerous showers and thunderstorms at almost any time, with locally heavy rainfall possible,” the NWS wrote on X. Credit: @TampaStorm via Storyful