Alarming. Big batch of lightning unloading on the island. Please call 9-1-1 if you see smoke anywhere. Do not assume it has been phoned in! Red is within the last 15 minutes, yellow is 30.

A band of lightning markers all down Vancouver Island in the Malahat range
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A band of lightning markers all down Vancouver Island in the Malahat range

1 comments — live from bluesky

Thunderbolts and lightning? Very, very frightening.