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Lightning Flashes Across Rhode Island

A slow-moving thunderstorm brought a light show to Rhode Island last night.

A severe thunderstorm brought quite the light show to parts of Rhode Island last night just before 8 p.m. 

Frequent lightning streaks, like the one seen in the above video, were visible for more than an hour yesterday.

This video was taken in Portsmouth.

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Residents should closely monitor weather conditions. More thunderstorms are likely to develop Thursday into Friday, according to the National Weather Service. 

If you did take pictures during the storm, you can add them to this gallery by clicking the green "Upload Photos and Videos" button above. 

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