THIS IS A PICTURE THAT SOMEONE TOOK WHO WORKS ON AN OIL RIG IN TEXAS. HE WANTED TO GET A SHOT OF THE LIGHTNING THAT WAS FLASHING BY. HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE TORNADO UNTIL THE LIGHTNING ILLUMINATED IT. This has been called a one-in-a-million photo; taken south of Ft. Stockton, Texas.
Plains rlly be like that
Oh dang I’ve seen this photo a lot but never knew the backstory, that’s legitimately terrifying but also spectacular?!?
It’s a fake.
The tornado and lightning are from a 1991 image taken near Lake Okeechobee, Florida.















