BESTPIX - CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 12: Lightning strikes the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in downtown on June 12, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. A massive storm system with heavy rain, high winds, hail and possible tornadoes is expected to move into Illinois and much of the central part of the Midwest today.
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13 June 2013
Lightning strikes America’s second tallest skyscraper as a gigantic storm sweeps across Chicago.
The jagged bolt hit the twin lightning conductors on the 1,451ft Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower.
Yet more raced across the sky, threatening other tall buildings, as hail and high winds battered the city.
On this side of the Atlantic, weather experts said London could bask in a mini heatwave next week.
