Hurricane Idalia Video: MacDill Air Force Crew Captures Rare Weather Phenomenon St. Elmo’s Fire As Tropical Storm Forces Evacuation
A video was filmed by the crew at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, showing a lightning-like atmospheric phenomenon known as St. Elmo's fire as Hurricane Idalia made landfall.
A video was filmed by the crew at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, showing a lightning-like atmospheric phenomenon known as St. Elmo's fire as Hurricane Idalia making landfall had the base undertake quick evacuation on August 28. According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Idalia is forecast to be an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm when it lands early on Wednesday (US time). Hurricane Idalia Video: Powerful Storm Wreaks Havoc in South Carolina, Flips Car Onto Another.
Hurricane Idalia Video
All aircraft on MacDill Air Force Base have been evacuated in preparation for Hurricane Idalia. During the mission, a KC-135 recorded St. Elmo’s fire, a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created in an atmospheric electric field. pic.twitter.com/O3n5rGkWfH
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