Reed Timmer has close call with lightning strike

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  • 7 years ago
Extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer was chasing severe storms in southern Kansas on August 6 when he captured this lightning strike about 50 feet away from his vehicle near Winfield, Kansas.

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