Lightning storm over Metro Vancouver's mountains provides natural fireworks (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Following a spectacular sunset on Thursday night, Metro Vancouver residents were given a spectacular natural fireworks show set over the region’s North Shore mountains.

Locals captured stunning photos and videos of the heat lightning in the distance behind Cypress, Grouse and Seymour mountains. The flashes of bright light began at approximately 9:30 p.m.

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Over the past few days, the local mountains stretching all the way to Whistler have been bombarded with single-cell, air mass thunderstorms.

More thunderstorms are in the forecast for Squamish and Whistler today and tomorrow.

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The best of tonight’s shots from the incredible storm over the mountains #Vancouverbc #vancouverisawesome #lightning #huffpostbc

A video posted by NinaNoot- Purveyor of Cute (@ninanoot) on May 21, 2015 at 11:20pm PDT

Watching the lightning storm over the mountains #lightning #rollingthunder #storm #vancity #vancouver #mountains

A video posted by Samantha C Smith (@sammaftw) on May 21, 2015 at 9:40pm PDT

Just some #lightning. 2 separate strikes but they almost look the same. #slomo

A video posted by Chris VanderKooi (@chrisvanderkooi) on May 21, 2015 at 11:00pm PDT

A little light show over #vancity tonight. #tropicalstorm #lightning

A video posted by Greg Bartels (@gabfilms) on May 21, 2015 at 10:26pm PDT

There’s a storm a- brewin’. #Flashes #Lightning #NorthShore #EnglishBay #StanleyPark #SpanishBanks #PointGrey #Vancity #Vancouver #BC #Canada #WestCoast #Spring #FeelsLikeSummer

A video posted by @dezoraptor on May 22, 2015 at 12:09am PDT

#LightningStorm #Lightning #Storm #NightStorm #Vancouver #VancouverStorm #YVR #VanCity #VanCityLife

A video posted by @pansemo on May 22, 2015 at 7:18am PDT

Where’d Ya go little lightning bolt?!?!???!!! #lightning #convertiballin #storm #vancouver

A video posted by Nikitas Reason (@nikitanation) on May 22, 2015 at 3:06am PDT

pink thunder #mothernature #vancouver

A video posted by – ram – (@ramificationss) on May 22, 2015 at 1:04am PDT

A rare lightning storm in Vancouver. #lightning #vancouver #nofilter

A photo posted by Michaela (@mnd01) on May 21, 2015 at 11:41pm PDT

A storm around downtown #storm #clouds #downtown #city #landscape #nature #sky #tonight #night #vancity #vancitybuzz #vancouver #beautiful #britishcolumbia #canada

A photo posted by @maudgueritey on May 21, 2015 at 11:30pm PDT

I’m still a little bit afraid of lightning storms… #vscocam #Vancouver #lightning

A photo posted by Emma Fennell (@emmacfennell) on May 21, 2015 at 11:20pm PDT

First lightning photo, no edits, next time would be better #lightning #nature #night #westcoast #bc #canada #northamerica #vancouver #westvancouver #ocean #art #design #mountains #urban #city #beautiful #amazing #nightphotography #landscape #storm #placesoftheworld #beautifulcaptures

A photo posted by Ayta (@aytadream) on May 22, 2015 at 1:11am PDT

Lightning show in the skies of Vancouver. #vancouver #yvr #vancity #bc #604 #canada #vancouverisawesome #lifestyle #metrovancouver #photooftheday #explorebc #vancouverlife #mostbeautifulcity #beautifulbc #instacool #vancitybuzz #veryvancouver #myvancouverlife #vivavancity #igersvancouver #mustbevancouver #imagesofcanada #huffpostgram #globalnews #vansun360 #604now #vanmagram

A photo posted by Vancouverize (@vancouverize) on May 21, 2015 at 9:50pm PDT

More Lightning over the North Shore #Vancouver #Vancity #lovethiscity #vancitybuzz #yvr

A photo posted by Huss (@huss_dhanji) on May 21, 2015 at 9:59pm PDT

Lightning over the #northshore #vancouver

A photo posted by @davedc70 on May 21, 2015 at 11:07pm PDT

Lightning over the North Shore #Vancouver #Vancity #yvr

A photo posted by Huss (@huss_dhanji) on May 21, 2015 at 9:57pm PDT

Last nights lightning #LOUD #LOUDphoto #vancity #vancouver #visuals #vcso #vscocam #vscoedit #vscogang #vancouverphotographer #primeshots #shoot2kill

A photo posted by @loudphoto on May 22, 2015 at 4:10am PDT

A rare lightning storm in Vancouver. #lightning #vancouver #nofilter

A photo posted by Michaela (@mnd01) on May 21, 2015 at 11:41pm PDT

I’m still a little bit afraid of lightning storms… #vscocam #Vancouver #lightning

A photo posted by Emma Fennell (@emmacfennell) on May 21, 2015 at 11:20pm PDT