VIDEO: Lightning Strikes Washington Monument
As if there wasn't enough going on in our nation's capital right now, a thunderstorm hit the area Thursday night along with torrential downpours. Things got a bit crazy and a spectacular lightning bolt hit the Washington Monument.
A camera from Washington D.C.'s CBS affiliate, WUSA9 captured the lightning strike. It was insane. Check this out:
INSANE Video from our @wusa9 SkyCam WOOOOOW #lightning #WashingtonMonument pic.twitter.com/iYmwDwDUMO
— Ryan Sprouse (@RSprouseNews) June 5, 2020
That's stunning video.
Two National Guardsmen were actually injured in a lightning strike on Thursday in the area around the White House. They were taken to the hospital.
Shortly after midnight, #DCsBravest received a call for a report of 2 military personnel suffering the effects of a nearby lighting strike within the Lafayette Park perimeter. Both were transported with non life threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/JvwRIHk74k
— DC Fire and EMS #StayHomeDC (@dcfireems) June 5, 2020
As you can see, the rain showers were pretty intense as well:
DOWNPOUR — 11:30pm White House, #GeorgeFloyd protest still going here @WUSA9 pic.twitter.com/dGAWYK9vbq
— Mike Valerio (@MikevWUSA) June 5, 2020
So yeah, the crazy nights in D.C. continued again Thursday night.