A tornado hit my home town of Joplin, Missouri this afternoon, just an hour west of where Iive in Republic, Missouri (near Springfield). Though my family and most of my friends live in the north part of Joplin and were unaffected, the devastation looks terrible on the news. The storm did little in Republic, but afterwards this is how the sky looked.
This photo was taken on May 22, 2011 in Republic, Missouri, US.
All Rights Reserved
Request to license Frank Miller (knarfmo)'s photos via Getty Images
This photo is visible to everyone
Photo license:
All Rights Reserved
Comments and faves
Frogfield, jscott2066, ©Kristen L, _-_-_-_-_______|, and 284 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Ginger_Blue (24 months ago | reply)
Lucky, lucky shot! We were out there taking pictures of the rainbows (as was everyone else) and saw the lightning and thought there was no way to capture it. And you did! Excellent!
Gary Allman (24 months ago | reply)
Cool capture. I wished the Nikon was working.
Frank Miller (knarfmo) (24 months ago | reply)
Yes, very lucky. The lightning wasn't flashing very often. On Facebook, there is a better one posted by the Logan-Rogersville fire district:
www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.12229419752 7.103569.116...
Darin House (24 months ago | reply)
Oh man! I like yours better! Much cleaner looking. I wanted to get this so bad but couldnt pull it off. Perhaps I wasn't patient enough. Excellent job Frank!
Submit this to KOLR 10 and KYTV! I seen some on there they thought were good but not as good as this!
Also, glad to hear your family is doing well.
Cilmeri (24 months ago | reply)
Awesome capture!
Mr. Vincent [deleted] (24 months ago | reply)
Just wow.
Andy_B :) (24 months ago | reply)
Amazing, nice shot. You are blessed to have been bypassed by this.
jackinthehill (24 months ago | reply)
very nice photo
Fleezz (24 months ago | reply)
This is really something! Thanks for sharing
Jordan McRae (24 months ago | reply)
Hope after the storm...
Mark Burr (24 months ago | reply)
Perfect Capture !!!!
Chrisser (24 months ago | reply)
Really great capture. Rarely do you ever see lightning flashing when there are two rainbows in the same photo. Where I am, I don't get lightning flashing whenever there are any rainbows outside, but then, I stay inside whenever there is lightning. And hopefully everybody there is safe.
JeromeG111 (24 months ago | reply)
Amazing photo
B@rnstormer (24 months ago | reply)
That's really fantastic. Sorry to see all the damage that's been done over there. The houses just seem to fly apart, are they mostly wooden structures?
Tee_Bird (24 months ago | reply)
We just missed the rainbows at my place.
Sveinn Steingrímsson.sveinn1956 (24 months ago | reply)
This fantastic capture and colors !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Darrellh2000 (24 months ago | reply)
What an incredible site... well done for capturing it so excellently
~gciolini (24 months ago | reply)
nice capture
ELManCHesTarawi (24 months ago | reply)
Great shot.
Liyun Yu (24 months ago | reply)
nice capture!
Miss a Liss (24 months ago | reply)
Amazing. Thats all I can say, Simply Amazing!!
Very glad you and your family is ok. Prayers fr those who weren't as fortunate.
Brit♣Mc (24 months ago | reply)
Beautiful photo! And I know everyone here in Texas is praying for those affected by that tornado
RyanMacLean (24 months ago | reply)
Frank, your first sentence is my the word "I" or "we" :)
RyanMacLean (24 months ago | reply)
And this is an incredible shot - great timing.
karma (Karen) (24 months ago | reply)
unbelievable timing & capture - amazing shot
such beauty at a time of great destruction
seen on flickr blog
Remember To Breathe (24 months ago | reply)
Amazing capture. Thank goodness you and your family were untouched.
CamerOB (24 months ago | reply)
This is a great lightning shot combined with two rainbows: a masterclass picture !!
I'm sorry that the tornado destroyed so many lives and buildings.
Wishing good luck to all of you, down there !!
michbunny (24 months ago | reply)
Great picture. I'm sorry it was under such a tragic circumstance.
bullardfam (24 months ago | reply)
So this is lightening over a (double) rainbow in a tornado? Just wow is right...because there are no words to do this justice.
CHARMERS•*´¨`♥ (24 months ago | reply)
I'm so sorry about what happen to your town...
SnugglingBears (24 months ago | reply)
Amazing photo!
Just G will do. [deleted] (24 months ago | reply)
wow, that's amazing...glad that you weren't injured.
Paul L Esmond (24 months ago | reply)
I don't think that I have ever seen lightning and a rainbow at the same time. This was a great capture, by the way. I am sorry to hear about the destruction in Missouri. In the Northeast we don't get many tornadoes.
Mr.D3d (24 months ago | reply)
Awesome
Trexican (24 months ago | reply)
Tremendous shot, amazing how such brutal devastation can also carry such beauty.
Shaefer (24 months ago | reply)
Beautiful nature, but so deadly. I was in Joplin today searching for survivors. Devastating.
Giant Sea Turtle (24 months ago | reply)
What focal length, shutter speed and ISO did you use? So far, I have had poor luck getting a rainbow to show up this saturated.
photogberry (24 months ago | reply)
Catching lightning is so difficult...very good job!!
jscott2066 (24 months ago | reply)
Amazing Capture! Wow! Sorry to hear about the tragedy in your town though.
Jason Haley (24 months ago | reply)
Crazy catch!!! very nice!
shaharf1991 (24 months ago | reply)
WOW!!
x-Bleeding_Heart-x (24 months ago | reply)
◘ When good and bad omens come together = Magnificient. ◘
red kittie =^..^= needs a pro acount [deleted] (24 months ago | reply)
pretty picture even with so much hardship
This photo was invited and added to the imageHunters: Power of Nature group.
This photo was invited and added to the Weather Wonders of ☼Mother Nature☂(Sunsets, Storms, Clouds group.
This photo was invited and added to the Your Very Best group.
purpleface (24 months ago | reply)
Great shot but I'm so sorry to hear about your town.
Taryn Michelle Photography (24 months ago | reply)
Excellent
holyponiesbatman (24 months ago | reply)
Amazing. I'm in Springfield, we saw the same rainbow, but the sky here was so spooky looking. I'm so sorry to hear about the devastation. Those poor people!
Mr.Mintman (24 months ago | reply)
No one likes disaster, wishing all those affected a speedy recovery.
Skeggsy (24 months ago | reply)
Possibly a once-in-a-lifetime shot. Can't believe how much devastation was caused.
Iddybud (24 months ago | reply)
My heart goes out to all who were in the line of that monster storm. You captured something amazing!
karma (Karen) (24 months ago | reply)
thanks Frank for sending this extraordinary image to YVB