© SevereStudios via YouTubeStorm chaser Scott Sheppard was filimg a storm near Fairburn, South Dakota, when he was struck by lightning.
Now here's some shocking footage.
A storm chaser in South Dakota wanted to catch video of a powerful thunderstorm. Instead, he recorded himself being struck by lightning.
Scott Sheppard was filming video of an oncoming storm in Fairburn when the lightning storm started, the video summary explains.
He was in his car, holding his camera with an arm outstretched through the window, when the bolt struck him.
The strike first hit his arm, forcing the video camera to turn upward toward the sky. Then, the lightning bolt traveled downward, blowing a hole in the street, the description says. Sheppard's car was disabled in the strike and had to be towed.
But don't worry about Sheppard: His arm is a little sore, but he's doing just fine.
Good Sheppard is okay. That was my first concern first and foremost. Before anything else, after reading about being hit by lightning I wanted to know if he was okay. I am glad he is.