Air Force Pilots Evacuating Ahead of Idalia Get Windshield Light Show From Static Discharge

A crew from the MacDill Air Force Base was given an impressive light show as electrostatic discharge spidered across their windshield as they evacuated a plane ahead of the arrival in Florida of Hurricane Idalia.The base said the video was captured on August 28. It said all aircraft on the installation were relocated or secured ahead of the storm.Hurricane Idalia was expected to have a “catastrophic” impact as “an extremely dangerous Category 4” storm when it made landfall on Wednesday, August 30.Florida Gov Ron DeSantis, who on Monday expanded a state of emergency to include 46 counties, warned on Tuesday evening that the time to evacuate was running out.“It’s going to be too nasty tomorrow morning,” he said. Credit: MacDill Air Force Base via Storyful