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* WICS meteorologist Matt Bednar in real time as lightning hit the Illinois state capitol during this morning’s broadcast

Well, we had an interesting live Caught on Camera moment this morning. It definitely caught me by surprise.@wics_abc20 @foxillinois pic.twitter.com/QM86797qUm

— Matt Bednar (@MattBednarWX) March 4, 2025


* A screenshot of the strike…



Caption?

posted by Isabel Miller
Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 10:56 am

Comments

  1. Oops…wrong capitol.

    Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 10:58 am

  2. Shazamᴉ

    – MrJM

    Comment by @misterjayem Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:04 am

  3. Speaker Madigan returns.

    Comment by Three Dimensional Checkers Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:06 am

  4. Looks like it’s a session day and the Bad Brains are in town

    Comment by Olaf Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:13 am

  5. THIS IS A TEST OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM…

    Comment by Dirty Red Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:15 am

  6. Eastern Bloc and IPI just agreed that Illinois is doing all right.

    Comment by don the legend Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:21 am

  7. Paging Russell Casse.

    Comment by Inverted Pyramid Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:22 am

  8. “Meanwhile, at the Legion of Doom…”

    Comment by Give Us Barabbas Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:29 am

  9. Trump’s Space Force trying to neutralize Pritzker.

    Comment by H-W Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:29 am

  10. God submits a witness slip to the Eastern Block.

    Comment by Give Me A Break Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:29 am

  11. “There’s a light, over at the Frankenstein place…”

    Comment by Give us Barabbas Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:30 am

  12. Hopefully it struck whoever is ringing that darned bell

    Comment by Squib Kick Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:34 am

  13. “Okay, that’s on ‘NO’ vote on this Bill…”

    Comment by thisjustinagain Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:35 am

  14. Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening…for my bill!

    Comment by George Ryan Reynolds Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:36 am

  15. “It’s astounding … time is fleeting … madness takes its toll.”

    Comment by Anyone Remember Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:40 am

  16. God’s reaction to Bruce Rauner’s budget cutting claims

    Comment by anon Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:52 am

  17. With the deep state removed from the NOAA, Marjorie Taylor Greene fires up the Jewish Space lasers to start the assault on blue state captiols.

    Comment by Henry Francis Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 11:59 am

  18. JB taking a page from Dr. Frankenstein to revive the hemp bill.

    Comment by ItsMillerTime Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:08 pm

  19. Another love grows cold
    on a sleepless night

    Comment by John Candy and Nuts Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:15 pm

  20. I’m just here for the RHPS references

    Comment by Loyal Virus Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:17 pm

  21. I see this picture and think of the bishop in Caddyshack after he missed his putt for the course record.

    Comment by Steve Rogers Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:39 pm

  22. Gov. Pritzker shoots down a few Starlink satellites as a warning to Elon Musk.

    Comment by Pot calling kettle Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:44 pm

  23. Whenever any member of the Eastern Bloc invokes the Lord’s name on the House floor.

    Comment by Three Dimensional Checkers Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:50 pm

  24. Well frankly, I find this shocking

    Comment by Doc Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 12:53 pm

  25. If I’m lying may lighting strike me

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 1:00 pm

  26. Trump tries to re awaken the Republican Party in Illinois.

    Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 1:00 pm

  27. All part of capturing green energy.

    Comment by James Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 1:16 pm

  28. If we could somehow harness this lightning… channel it into the flux capacitor… it just might work.

    Comment by We’ll See Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 1:17 pm

  29. “Whosoever holds this gavel, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.”

    Comment by 47th Ward Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 1:39 pm

  30. Kudos to “Give Us Barrabas” for referencing an actual line from “House of Frankenstein.”

    Svengoolie would be so proud of you!

    Comment by Gravitas Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 1:51 pm

  31. Hope it woke some folks up.

    Comment by Tim Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 2:05 pm

  32. I’d keep playing. I don’t think the heavy stuff is going to come down for quite a while.

    Comment by Route 50 Corridor Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 3:02 pm

  33. DOGE is trying to access ILGA!

    Comment by Interested Bystander Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 3:31 pm

  34. Lightning sparked a storm of hilarious comments.

    Comment by Dotnonymous x Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 3:44 pm

  35. Sidious the Dark Lord of the Sith, trying to finish off Skywalker

    Comment by NorthsideNoMore Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 4:11 pm

  36. Dance Band on the Titanic for the win!

    Comment by stateandlake Tuesday, Mar 4, 25 @ 5:53 pm

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