The next time you look outside and you see that it’s a nice sunny day, just be thankful you’re not experiencing extreme weather. From fire tornadoes and hurricanes, to blizzards and floods, there are all sorts of types of extreme weather that can often be quite devastating and catastrophic. Have a look at these photos of extreme weather and you’ll always be grateful for boring weather!

1. Multiple lightning bolts strike Chile

   

2. Devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey

3. A deadly fire tornado is caught on camera in California

4. A motorway with cars abandoned after a severe blizzard hit in Chicago

5. A shopping centre in San Marcos, Texas, is submerged after a flood

6. Extreme snow in Jerusalem, something the city rarely experiences

7. A wave breaks near the shore during Typhoon Usagi in southern China

8. Rain falls from the inside of a thunderstorm in Glasgow, Montana

9. A lightning bolt hits the Willis Tower in Chicago