Three cloud-to-ground lightning bolts strike behind the Jefferson Memorial at 8:53 PM Wednesday night. Strong breezes at the time created ripples across the surface of the Tidal Basin which were illuminated by the lightning.  Photo Kevin Ambrose (via Jefferson’s lightning! - Capital Weather Gang - The Washington Post)

Three cloud-to-ground lightning bolts strike behind the Jefferson Memorial at 8:53 PM Wednesday night. Strong breezes at the time created ripples across the surface of the Tidal Basin which were illuminated by the lightning.  Photo Kevin Ambrose (via Jefferson’s lightning! - Capital Weather Gang - The Washington Post)