If you were anywhere near Melbourne last night, you could have been fooled into thinking it was the end of days playing out in the skies above your fair city. A lightning storm of biblical proportions wreaked havoc on the city last night, destroying a house and damaging power infrastructure. As the sun rises on a city still mostly intact, people are sharing some amazing photos of what they saw.
Here’s some of the best from Twitter. You can find more here.
Fierce #storm, moving across #Melbourne tonight is producing HUNDREDS of lightning strikes. http://t.co/sOrMghryOG pic.twitter.com/thvFz3hUnv
— Aus News Network (@AusNewsNetwork) October 26, 2014
Captured the moment lightning visited the @MCG and @AAMIPark precinct at 2am in @Melbourne #melbourne #lightning pic.twitter.com/5x6cLZlNK3
— Jennifer Quinlin (@Niffee) October 26, 2014
2am, Most ridiculous lightning storm ever #melbourne #Lightning pic.twitter.com/3EmLDcLZ2F
— Shannon Gill (@ShannonGill13) October 26, 2014
Zap! Taken last night in Brunswick VIC. #melbourne #weather #lightning @theage pic.twitter.com/ZhMO7k5ua0
— Patrick Sloyan (@sloyanp) October 26, 2014
More lightning in #Melbourne pic.twitter.com/9zHTHQrjGv
— Mallika in Melb (@mallikasworld) October 26, 2014
Amazing Lightening over #Melbourne pic.twitter.com/rsoqSJ39YO
— Mallika in Melb (@mallikasworld) October 26, 2014
Last night’s lightning in #Melbourne. Incredible. pic.twitter.com/sMBFaGSTxM
— MC (@mrmikechristian) October 26, 2014
Here’s another one. Quite the light show! #lightning #veinsinthesky Photo credit: Chris Rowlands pic.twitter.com/1eUKKSvebS
— Jano (@Jano_music) October 26, 2014
This is what has been happening in Melbourne all night… #lightning photo credit: Marc Taylor
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Son just took this, big thunder in Melbourne #lightning #melbweather #stormpics pic.twitter.com/8BD747D1gO
— Sue Brennan (@Swoosieb) October 26, 2014
Lightning image via Shutterstock