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15 Awe-Inspiring Photos of Extreme Weather

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Extreme weather can be incredibly destructive, but can also be breathtakingly beautiful. The awe-inspiring sight of a lightning bolt or a massive cloud in the sky, for example, can leave you in awe of the sheer power and majesty of our world. The following photos of wild weather from all corners of the globe are sure to leave you spellbound.

1. A cold weather phenomenon in Fairbanks, Alaska

2. This incredible image is a stack of 32 photos taken over 40 minutes during a lightning storm in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

3. Mammatus clouds over Fishers, Indiana. 45-60 minutes after hail and a tornado cell appeared down wind

4. Edmonton, Canada

5. A cloud formation in Minnesota that appears to look like an ocean in the sky

6. Twister in Wyoming, USA

7. 60,000-foot-high supercell in west Texas, gearing up to spawn a tornado and hailstorm

8. Crepuscular ray and lightning over Thessaloniki, Greece

9. A disturbance in the force

10. Cumulonimbus cloud, Timisoara, Romania

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11. Red sprites from a storm over the Aegean, Greece

12. Rainbow

13. Wow! Lightning below and above the enormous raincloud

14. Supercell near Leoti, Kansas

15. This a rare type of cloud called undulatus asperatus

Image credits: The Chive

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