Lightning illuminated a large cumulonimbus cloud near Brandon, Mississippi, late on Saturday, August 5, as the National Weather Service
issued a Special Weather Statement for areas to the southeast of Jackson.Video filmed by Shawn Cochran, @ShawnCMemphis, from Brandon shows the thunderstorm in the distance.Earlier on Saturday temperatures reached a
record-breaking 104 degrees in Jackson, beating the previous high of 102 degrees set in 1902. Credit: @ShawnCMemphis via Storyful