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Hawaii USA-1962: Flashing Lightning Illuminates Tropical Storm

  • Year1962
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationHawaii, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1962 Hawaii
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Flashing Lightning Illuminates Tropical Storm — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Hawaii in 1962 captures a dramatic tropical storm. A dark, overcast sky looms over a rustic wooden structure surrounded by lush greenery and a flowing brook. Flashes of lightning intermittently illuminate the scene, casting an ominous glow on the rain-soaked landscape. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, with a purple-tinted haze from the storm's light. The camera remains mostly static, capturing the natural tension of the approaching gale. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into a powerful weather event on the islands.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Night
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
120771368

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: No
  • Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel record not linked for this clip
Date
1962 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Hawaii, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • stormy
  • grey
  • lightning
  • gale
  • windy
  • tropical
  • rain
  • brook
  • flowing
  • water
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  • landscape
  • trees
  • shrubs
  • ominous
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  • impending
  • rustic
  • flashing
  • lighting
  • illuminates
  • nature
  • hawaii USA
  • 1962
  • 1962 Hawaii storm footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • tropical storm 1962
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  • rainy Hawaiian night
  • Super 8 home movie
  • 8mm archival footage
  • stormy weather Hawaii
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  • vintage film footage
  • historic Hawaii
  • 8mm storm clip
  • 1960s home movie
  • tropical rainstorm
  • vintage Super 8
  • stormy night footage
  • Hawaii 1962
  • 8mm film grain
  • vintage home movie
  • stormy landscape

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1960s Hawaii 8mm storm footage suited to documentary or educational requests needing a brief tropical weather cutaway without visible people.
Period detail
The clip may show a mid-century home-movie view of a rustic open-sided wooden shelter or garden structure, with no readable signs, vehicles, fashion, or landmarks visible to further date the scene beyond the supplied 1962 metadata.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Hawaii 8mm frame showing a shadowed wooden roof and posts beside dense tropical greenery as pale storm light flares behind the scene.
Storm light around a wooden garden shelter.

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