Blazing ball lightning roars through Tennessee parking lot

A few days ago, a rare phenomenon was captured on video in a parking lot in Nashville, Tennessee, during a thunderstorm.

The footage shows a large flash, followed by several small fireballs sparking around parked cars, culminating in the appearance of a sizable glowing orb that appears to be a so-called ball lightning.

The ball lightning behaved erratically, moving across the lot, triggering car alarms, and causing power fluctuations throughout the area.

Ball lightning is a rare and still poorly understood phenomenon, typically described as a rapidly rotating orb of plasma.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE BALL LIGHTNING CAUGHT ON CAMERA:

WHAT APPEARS TO BE BALL LIGHTNING CAUGHT ON CAMERA ACTING ERRATICALLY AS IT FLOWS THROUGH THE PARKING GARAGE, CAUSING CAR ALARMS AND POWER DISTURBANCES IN THE ENTIRE NAS HAVAFFEE, TENNESSEE AREA! pic.twitter.com/KR4EMJpZLF

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