Lightning lights up the sky behind City Hall as a line of thunderstorms moves through Athens, Ga. Thursday morning, June 18, 2009. Over 4,000 people lost power in Northeast Georgia during the storm.
Lightning strikes behind two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, in the Pacific Ocean on April 8, 2009.
Tentacles of lightning cover the sky over Voyle's Field early Thursday morning, June 18, 2009, in Galesburg, Illinois. Strong storms blew through western and central Illinois, breaking tree limbs and knocking out power for thousands of residents.
The steeple of the 190-year-old Medway Community Church in Medway, Massachusetts burns after being struck by lightning on July 1st, 2009. Firefighters were able to douse the fire, limiting damage to the steeple only.
In this picture taken Saturday, June 27, 2009, storm clouds gather and lightning strikes over the Houses of Parliament in London during a break in the hot weather.