He went outside to record a storm, but what happens at the 25-second mark will scare the crap out of you

One dude thought he’d record a flood outside his home in Baltimore, Md., last August.

While Timothy Huhn was recording it on Periscope, lightning stuck the tree right near him. You can see the strike touch down around the 25-second mark.

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Well, that was CLOSE!

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(h/t Storyful)