SnapJax photos: Lightning strikes light up night sky, create spooky, ominous clouds

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Lightning lit up the night sky Thursday, producing hundreds of lightning strikes that created an ominous backdrop in Jacksonville.

The lightning strikes were captured by viewers all over Florida. They shared photos and videos with News4JAX through SnapJAX.

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Here are some of our favorite submissions:

Charlotte Patin on SnapJAX: Lightning on St. Johns.

Kyle Lynch told News4JAX that the lightning near Orange Park lit up the night sky and looked like a scene from “Stranger Things!” It must mean that Vecna is nearby...

Krypto Knight on Instagram shared this video of lightning dancing across the sky in downtown Jacksonville Thursday night.

Ayren Pollard captured this photo after lightning popped in the sky.

Courtney sent this photo to News4JAX on Thursday.

Click here to post your photos to SnapJAX.