A spectacular thunderstorm has been spotted over Southern California. According to the LA Times, the National Weather Service recorded 1,489 pulses of lightning off the coast of Santa Barbara between 20:00 and 21:00 PST (04:00 and 05:00 GMT).

These stunning snaps above were taken by Santa Barbara County Fire Department's Mike Eliason using an exposure of between 15 and 75 seconds. The increased exposure allows the camera to take in more light and therefore capture multiple lightning forks in a single shot.

.... And after Trump scurried away, a voice was heard to boom across the sky "Sod it,missed him" !!!