The storm unleashed tens of thousands of lightning strikes, brought down trees and cut power to homes across the city. #9News | 9 News

HURRICANE MELISSA: Lightning flashed within the eye wall of Hurricane Melissa. Melissa is now a Category 5 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center announced Monday.https://www.wfla.com/weather/tracking-the-tropics/melissa-now-a-category-5-hurricane-nhc/ | WFLA News Channel 8

Sydney put on a wild show last night when a sudden, intense thunderstorm unleashed thousands of lightning strikes. The wild weather that tore through the city was brutal, bringing down trees and sending one man to the hospital. | 7NEWS Sydney

Why Does Lightning Strike with Such Deadly Power? 🌩️⚡ Lightning is one of nature’s most unstoppable forces — a massive electric discharge caused by opposite charges between storm clouds and the ground. ⚡ When the charge builds beyond the air’s limit, electricity explodes through the sky at over 30,000°C — five times hotter than the Sun’s surface! ☀️ When lightning hits a tree, the sap vaporizes instantly, making the trunk explode from the inside. Airplanes get struck regularly but stay safe tha