Lightning strikes Downtown Cleveland Key Tower

June 16, 2023
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Lightning struck the Key Tower as severe storms poured over Downtown Cleveland on Thursday night.

The striking moment was caught on camera around 9:30 p.m..

The immediate thunder following the shocking sight rattled downtown, stopping Clevelanders in their tracks.

You can hear a bit of that thunderous clap in this video posted by @mddie_t on Twitter:

The severe storms throughout Northeast Ohio have brought several reports of hail and tornado warnings.

[ 19 First Alert Weather Day: Severe storms moving through northeast Ohio; calm returns Friday ]

Storm damage has already been reported as well.

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The severe weather has also left thousands of FirstEnergy customers in the dark for hours.

[ Thousands of Northeast Ohio FirstEnergy customers without power due to storm damage ]

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Source: Cleveland 19 News