BALL LIGHTNING
RIBBON LIGHTNING
SHEET LIGTHNING
CLOUD-TO-CLOUD LIGHTNING
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IN-CLOUD LIGHTNING
BEAD LIGHTNING
RARELY SEEN, THIS IS LIGHTNING IN THE FORM OF A GRAPEFRUIT-SIZED BALL, WHICH LASTS ONLY A FEW SECONDS
THIS IS LIGHTNING
THE MOST COMMUN TYPE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THIS IS WHEN A CLOUD-TO-GROUND FLASH IS BLOWN SIDEWAYS
ALSO CALLED CHAIN LIGHTNING. THIS IS WHEN THE LIGHTNING BOLT APPEARS TO BE BROKEN INTO FRAGMENTS BECAUSE OF VARYING BRIGHTNESS OR BECAUSE PARTS OF THE BOLT ARE COVERED BY CLOUDS
A RARE EVENT
THIS IS LIGHTNING WITHIN A CLOUD
