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Old Apr 20, 2019 | 9:31 am
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Originally Posted by christep
Kudos to that captain!

For those that weren't here, there were over 1500 lightning strikes on Lantau Island between 2 and 3pm today. (Over 2500 in HK Island and Kowloon - it was rather spectacular, and dark as night!)

(Source: Recent cloud-to-ground lightning count distribution over Hong Kong)
It was definitely not spectacular - says someone who couldn't see anything beyond 2 feet while driving on Connaught Road Central Actually took shelter at IFC to wait things out.
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