Lightning, tornadoes and wild storms: Incredible weather photos

Lightningstrikes the Eiffel Tower during a thunderstorm in Paris on June 27, 2026.

Vehicles drive through flooded roads as heavy rains and flash flooding are seen late Wednesday May 6, 2026 in Montgomery, Ala.

A U.S. Coast Guard boat is shrouded by steam as temperatures dipped near freezing. The crew was patrolling the ocean near Mar-a-Lago while President Trump is in town in February, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla.

A motorist travels on Tyne Road Monday, Jan. 26, 2026 in Belle Meade, Tenn. Tennessee residents are dealing with ice, power outages and freezing temperatures as the severe weather storm moves through the state.

A sunset is reflected in the water as an ATV circles a lake in Ocklawaha, Fla. on Jan. 2, 2026.

A haboob comes into Chandler, Ariz. on Aug. 25, 2025.

An evening lightning storm lights up the skies near the Sanibel Causeway in Southwest Florida on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.

Lightning strikes over downtown Phoenix during a monsoon storm on Aug. 13, 2025.

Clouds and sunset in Sarasota, Florida, on Aug. 6, 2025.

Lightning strikes over the Dragon Bravo Fire burning on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon on July 15, 2025.

Hikers reach the summit of Piestewa Peak during sunrise as record-breaking heat of 118 degrees is predicted in Phoenix on July 9, 2025. Phoenix is the fifth-largest city in the United States and the hottest metropolis.

The shoreline reflects a lightning bolt as an afternoon thunderstorm moves over Daytona Beach. The National Lightning Safety Council encourages people to head indoors after hearing the first clap of thunder.

Lightning illuminates the skies over Pine Island, Florida on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Recent storms have moved in bringing with them rain and lightning. Photographed from the Sanibel Causeway from a distance.

There were storms over the ocean over Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday night, May 24, 2025, eerie blue lights could be seen near the shore in Cocoa Beach with lightning lighting the sky behind them. The blue glows turned out to be lights on the mast of a sailboat anchored just offshore, maybe to avoid the storms.

NHRA top fuel drivers Clay Millican (left) and Tony Stewart race as a dust storm approaches the track during qualifying for the Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Il. On May 16, 2025.

A rainbow forms over blowing dust from a monsoon storm as viewed from Mesa, Ariz. on June 21, 2024.

Lightning strikes over Mesa, Ariz. during a monsoon thunderstorm on Aug. 4, 2024.

Lightning moves across the sky over the McKenzie River near Hayden Bridge in Springfield, Ore. Tuesday, July 16, 2024.

The sun rises behind a surfer at JP Luby Beach on Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The national weather service has issued a hurricane watch for the Coastal Bend as Tropical Storm Beryl travels across the Gulf.

Lightning strikes behind Papago Park in Phoenix during a monsoon thunderstorm on Aug. 8, 2024.

A dust storm moves across the East Valley in Phoenix as a monsoon storm approaches on Aug. 22, 2024.

The sun rises over the destroyed Fort Myers Beach pier as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. The town is empty as most residents have evacuated.

A double rainbow appears over Reno, Nev. on Feb. 4, 2025.

Michael Hagerty is silhouetted as the sun begins to break through the clouds over West Dennis Beach, Mass. Monday morning, Feb. 10, 2025. Hagerty is from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and West Dennis and was out on the beach cross country skiing on the crunchy snow.

High winds blow massive amounts of dirt and sand through the windmills where the Whitewater River flows when there is rain just west of Indian Canyon Dr. in Palm Springs, Calif., Feb. 11, 2025.

Sunset blazes over downtown Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.

Olympic athletes train on the Charles River the evening before the start of the Head of the Charles Regatta rowing event, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.

Pablo Rodriguez of Sleepy Hollow and his children Justin. 13, and Mateo, 7, fish under storm clouds at the Tarrytown, N.Y. waterfront Aug. 6, 2024. With heavy rains forecasted for overnight and into tomorrow, the National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Lower Hudson Valley from 2 p.m. Tuesday to noon Wednesday.

Cortez Beach had a few curious beach goers on the pier as Tropical Storm Debby passed offshore Sunday afternoon, Aug. 4, 2024. The no swim flags were posted in that area.

Lightning strikes behind a RNC 2024 Milwaukee flag display on the opening day of the Republican National Convention on Monday July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wis.

Colors explode after the sunset over Fort Myers Beach on Friday, June 21, 2024. Friday was the summer solstice which is the longest day of the year. It also coincided with a full moon called the Strawberry moon.

Lightning bolts strikes fall across the New Bedford fishing fleet as a storm rolls over the SouthCoast on May 23, 2024.

A tornado spins west of Hawley, Texas as cars pass on U.S. 277 Thursday May 2, 2024. Damage was reported in Hawley, with hail reported up to baseball size.

Waves crash against the lighthouse at the entrance to the harbour during Storm Nelson, in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on March 28, 2024.

Lightning strikes in front of the Superstition Mountains as a storm approaches the East Valley on March 18, 2024.

Water rushes over the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in Paterson, NJ on Friday Dec. 22, 2023. Mist from the falls created hazardous ice conditions and an opportunity for people to take photos.

The landmark Kuwait Towers and other skyscrapers pierce through the cloud cover over Kuwait City on December 10, 2023.

Lightning illuminates the skies over Tempe as seen from an apartment complex on Broadway Road on Aug. 31, 2023.

Beachgoers check out the surf as Hurricane Idalia approaches Florida at Times Square on Fort Myers Beach on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.

Heat lightning in the clouds rolling in over the Banana River and the Thousand Islands in Cocoa Beach, Fla. after dusk are captured in this 30 second exposure on Aug. 14, 2023.

The first dust storm of the monsoon season rolls over Camelback Mountain in Paradise Valley on July 17, 2023. Monday was the 18th day in a row of temperatures 110 degrees or more which tied the record from 1974.

Football fans evacuate Kinnick Stadium as a bolt of lightning flashes overhead during a weather delay in the third quarter of Iowa's non-conference NCAA football game against Nevada on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa.

Lightning strikes as rain falls.

Lightning strikes behind Camelback Mountain as rain falls during a monsoon storm on July 16, 2022.

Lightning from a monsoon thunderstorm illuminates the sky behind the Phoenix Sky Harbor control tower on June 29, 2022.

Bands of rain fall over the McDowell Mountains in Scottsdale during a monsoon storm on June 26, 2022.

Colder temperatures created ice pancakes on Lake Ontario in Rochester, N.Y. on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. The Charlotte Pier was also ice covered, retaining the form of the waves that crashed over the pier.

An aerial view shows a snow covered landscape on a sunny winter day of Jan. 6, 2022, near Winterberg, western Germany.

Monday evening thunder storms moving in from the west brought an incredible lightning show to the Space Coast. A single 20 second exposure captured numerous bolts over the Thousand Islands in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

A bolt of lightning crosses the sky as people look at buildings displaying a light show on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on June 30, 2021.

Lightning breaks through the clouds over agricultural fields in South Oxnard, Calif. late Monday, October 4, 2021 as an hours-long storm swept through Ventura County.

Lightning strikes behind cactus at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert as a storm hits the Valley on July 10, 2021.

Lightning sparks in the sky atop of the of the empty Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil, before the start of the closed-door Copa Libertadores football match between Brazil's Internacional and Argentina's Boca Juniors on December 2, 2020.

The skies over the west side were ablaze in color looking down Ontario Avenue, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, following rains in Sheboygan, Wis.

A view of ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex during a lightning storm following a game between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks at The Field House on Aug. 10, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Maximilian Krauss of SpVgg Unterhaching controls the ball while a massive shelf cloud rolls in during the 3. Liga match between SpVgg Unterhaching and FC Carl Zeiss Jena at Alpenbauer Sportpark on July 01, 2020 in Unterhaching, Germany.

Overall view of a shelf cloud with a lightning bolt from a tornado warned supercell thunderstorm on May 19, 2020 in Ulysses, Ks.

Lightning crackles across the sky above a windmill along the railroad tracks in Merkel, Texas Thursday May 21, 2020. More storms are predicted for Memorial Day weekend, and later into the week beyond.

Lightning strikes behind the chapel of Panagia Gorgona in the village of Skala Sykamias, north of Lesbos, on Feb. 27, 2020.

People take an early morning holy dip in the sacred pond of the Golden Temple in rigid cold and foggy weather in Amritsar, India on Jan. 1, 2020. The entire northern Indian region is experiencing extreme cold this winter, with heavy fog enveloping many parts of the country and disrupting in rail and air traffic.

Lghtening strikes on a building during a thunderstorm in Bangkok on Oct. 27, 2019. 

Lightning strikes over Tempe Town Lake, Tempe, Ariz. during a storm on Aug. 28, 2019.

Storm clouds are illuminated by the setting sun as lightning strikes near Maricopa, Ariz. on Aug. 28, 2019.

Lightnings flash over the Saint-Michel Basilica during a storm in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on July 6, 2019. (

Snow covers the saguro cacti and palm trees near Carefree, Ariz. Feb. 21, 2019.

A dust storm moves towards Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe on Aug. 9, 2016. 

Lightning streaks across the desert sky over the McDowell Mountains near Scottsdale, Ariz. during a monsoon storm on July 15, 2017.