--- description: Storm chaser Scott Sheppard captured himself getting struck by lightning. What are the chances of that? title: This Is What It Looks Like to Get Hit by Lightning image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Man Captures Video of Himself Getting Hit By Lightning by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 28, 2014 6:24 PM CUT by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 28, 2014 6:24 PM CUT There’s a one in 10,000 chance you will get struck by lightning in your lifetime. What’s the probability of catching it all on video? While it’s probably more likely for storm chaser Scott Sheppard than most other bystanders, it’s still pretty incredible that he caught himself getting struck by lighting in a storm in South Dakota Tuesday. Luckily he’s doing alright—the bolt hit his arm and then the ground. Watch the scene unfold in the video above. (h/t: [Daily Dot](http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/storm-chase-struck-by-lightning/ "undefined")) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/129206/video-struck-by-lightning/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/129206/video-struck-by-lightning/"},"headline":"Man Captures Video of Himself Getting Hit By Lightning","datePublished":"2014-05-28T18:24:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:10:05.915Z","description":"Now what are the chances he can do it twice?","url":"https://time.com/129206/video-struck-by-lightning/","keywords":["Newsfeed","weather","viral","Bizarre","storm","video","lightning"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/129206/video-struck-by-lightning/","name":"Man Captures Video of Himself Getting Hit By Lightning"}}]}] ```