WATCH: Astronaut shares view of city-sized thunderstorms from space
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It's hard to visualize the size of thunderstorms from the ground, but a video from space shows a new perspective of just how big these monster storms can truly get.
Astronaut Col. Anne McClain is currently aboard the International Space Station and passed over the Southeast U.S. a few nights ago when thunderstorms were battering the East Coast.
Severe thunderstorms can stretch up to 15 miles wide and reach tens of thousands of feet high, covering huge swaths of land.
'I was astounded at the scale of recent thunderstorms,' McClain wrote on X. 'Some of these flashes are as large as cities!'
The video shows giant cloud formations hovering over southern states, with flashes of lightning dotting the darkness.
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