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Types of Lightning

Many lightning strikes take on particular characteristics, and therefore have been classified and given names.

Intracloud and Sheet
Cloud-to-Ground
Cloud-to-Cloud Lightning
Bead and Ribbon
Summer Lightning
Ball Lightning
Sprites, Jets and Elves
Streak Lightning
Triggered Lightning
Lightning on Other Planets

 
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