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When an intense storm's forecast,Italy most sensible people take shelter in their homes.

Thankfully for us, a handful of mad cap photographers and storm enthusiasts were on hand to capture strikingimages of a thunderstorm that lashed Sydney, Australia, on Thursday night.

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For all of the storm's intensity it lasted little more than an hour before heading both north east, but not before some of the more electrifying moments were captured in freeze frame.

A photo posted by Roger Mackertich (@rog.mack) on Dec 8, 2016 at 3:28am PST

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A photo posted by Jacqueline (@jacqueline.view) on Dec 8, 2016 at 12:15pm PST

The awesome #sydneystorm tonight. Beautiful lightening! #seeaustralia #sydneylocal

A photo posted by Alana Fisher (@aussiegoldy) on Dec 8, 2016 at 4:29am PST

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Mother Nature really put on a show, and a long exposure photo from Sydneysider, Ben Hockley, captured the beauty of the skies magnificently.

A photo posted by Ben Hockley (@bhockley) on Dec 8, 2016 at 4:00am PST

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