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WATCH: Video shows moment storm chaser struck by lightning

TORONTO – Unbelievable video captured by a storm chaser shows the moment he was struck by lightning Tuesday.

Scott Sheppard was shooting a storm system from the side of a South Dakota highway when the lightning strike occurred.

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“The strike hit his arm and then travelled down to the ground and blew a hole in the pavement,” Severe Studios said on its YouTube page. “The lightning also disabled his vehicle and a passing car, both of which had to be towed.

“Scott has a sore arm but is otherwise OK.”

Sheppard snapped a few photos of the aftermath.

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