Terrifying video shows 'insane strike of lightning' shooting UPWARDS in Kansas City
A recent video circulating online shows bolts of lightning shooting upwards from the ground as storms rolled through the Kansas City area on Tuesday night, March 29. The lightning strike came after severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings in Missouri.
In the video, the reverse lightning can be seen illuminating a dark neighborhood as bands of electricity branch off and ascend across the night sky. One tornado touched down in the city of St. Joseph, Missouri, according to the National Weather Service. Multiple houses and trees were damaged by the storms in the area where the tornado hit, a local news station reported. Along with hail and rain, some areas recorded winds of 30-40 miles per hour and thousands of households experienced power outages.
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