# @accuweather on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeZ9WWjPy_P
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73942536-accuweather-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/92b0a1a5a1.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** AccuWeather (@accuweather) — https://gondola.cc/accuweather

## Caption

A rare sight in the sky over France! Photographer @florian.riou captured stunning red sprites flashing high above a powerful thunderstorm. ⚡

A sprite is a large discharge of electricity high in the atmosphere miles above a thunderstorm that can extend almost to the edge of space, which is considered to be around 62 miles above the Earth’s surface. These flashes last only milliseconds.

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 97,000
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 2,448

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AccuWeather | @accuweather | https://gondola.cc/accuweather | Brand |
| Joe Dahlke | @TheJoeDahlke | https://gondola.cc/TheJoeDahlke | Social Media Manager |
| Joe Dahlke | @TheJoeDahlke | https://gondola.cc/TheJoeDahlke | Video Editor |

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