A Striking Photo of an Enormous Cumulonimbus Cloud over Tokyo by Masanobu Higashiyama:

photo by Masanobu Higashiyama

Last night in Tokyo an enormous cumulonimbus cloud hovered over Tokyo for hours, bringing with it a spectacular light show that at times felt like the end of days. But the thunder and lightning also afforded photographers the opportunity to capture the storm system. One of the most 'striking' photographs was by Masanobu Higashiyama, a reporter from the Asahi Newspaper.

Those familiar with the Ghibli film Laputa will identify the cloud not as its scientific name but as "the Dragon's Nest."

More spectacular footage came from twitter user @realpizza2, who captured a time-lapse of the storm from the North of Tokyo.

昨日の積乱雲と雷の約1.5hをタイムラプスで。遠く茨城の雷から急に手前の前橋辺りがもりもりと発達。絶え間なく光ってました。上昇気流に乗って盛り上がった雲が成層圏を飛び出すオーバーシュートもよく見える。#今日の積乱雲 pic.twitter.com/8HXCKs9ZAZ

- さむりぃ (@realpizza2) August 27, 2018

(Via Spoon & Tamago)

It was a spectacular light show before the actual rain came.

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