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Patch Photo Of The Day: Lightning Forks Through The Sky

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COLUMBIA, IL — When photographing lightning, timing is everything. Check out this photo from Christina Large in Columbia, Illinois, just across the river to the south east of St. Louis.

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Photo by Christina Large (used with permission)

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