READ DESCRIPTION: May 21, 2024: fueled by high heat and humidity, a hugely powerful storm system swept across the midwest. Stretching as far south as Chicago and all the way north to Minneapolis, the thunderstorms produced several tornadoes and incredibly high winds. Wind gusts exceeded 60MPH at times at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. This led to numerous go arounds and diversions at O'Hare. My flight took off right before the storm and flew north, but the storm caught us, and we were forced to punch through a lighter section on the radar. The United Airlines A320 I was flying on was struck by lightning several times and experienced severe turbulence.
Video Information:
Airline: United Airlines
Aircraft: Airbus A320-232
Reg: N451UA
Origin: Portland, ME (PWM)
Destination: Chicago, IL (ORD)
Flight Time: 2:52
Camera: iPhone X/Sony A7iii
Editing: FCPX
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Reed Foster 2024
