Videos capture a rare lightning storm unfolding in Hurricane Dorian's swirling vortex

Hurricane Dorian © Carly Cassella

Hurricane Dorian has been unleashing an impressive lightning storm as it continues on its tragically destructive way. Looping together satellite images from the end of August, meteorologist Dakota Smith has put together a spectacular show of flashing lights within and around the storm's swirling eye. "I created the loop mainly to visualise how incredible hurricanes are," Smith, who works at at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, told ScienceAlert.

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