Haleyville, Alabama – A dark night sky hung over a rural landscape near Haleyville in northwest Alabama as thick clouds covered the horizon, with the faint outlines of trees and hills barely visible in the distance.

Sudden, powerful bolts of lightning began streaking downward in rapid succession, lighting up the swirling storm clouds in vivid blue and white tones. Each strike briefly illuminated the ground below before the scene plunged back into darkness.

The bursts of lightning spread across the sky in branching patterns resembling veins, while thunder rumbled in the background. The flashes grew brighter and more frequent as the turbulent storm system intensified overhead.

The event was recorded on the evening of March 9, 2026, during a cluster of severe thunderstorms that triggered weather watches across Alabama. The storms brought damaging winds reaching up to 60 mph and heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding in places such as St. Clair County.

Reports also described hail and downed trees across several counties, including Marion and Winston. The powerful weather system moved southeastward across the region without any confirmed tornadoes.

More than 5,000 residents lost power during the storms, and minor structural damage was later surveyed by the National Weather Service the following day.

The poster described it as “captured some incredible lighting last night near flying j”.

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