Rare footage of St Elmos fire on a plane window What is St. Elmos Fire

Saint Elmo s Fire is a weather phenomenon an atmospheric electric field. It s like lightning, but not quite. A plane being evacuated from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida due to Hurricane Idalia recorded St. Elmo s Fire, a lightninglike weather phenomenon which is a coronal discharge of plasma. Sailors tended to attribute the glow to St. Elmo, a mispronunciation of St. Ermo or St. Erasmus, the patron saint of Mediterranean sailors. They believed the fire was a sign of salvation from the saint, since the phenomenon occurs most often toward the end of a storm. And contrary to popular belief, St. Elmo s Fire doesn t only occur at sea. St. Elmo s Fire is exactly what s happening in neon tubes essentially a continuous spark. It s acorona discharge, and it occurs when there is a significant imbalance in electrical charge. , phenomenon, mysterious , saintelmosfire, paranormal, strange, secret, history, interesting