East County photo contest winner: August 27

James DeBlasio submitted this photo of lightning striking in eastern Manatee County.

Visit YourObserver.com/weather to submit your local weather or nature-related photos. Each weekly winner will be entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 gift card. One grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 flooring makeover, courtesy of Manasota Flooring Inc. The grand prize winner will be be announced in October. Grand prize winner must own a home in Sarasota or Manatee counties.

To see each of the weekly and monthly winners, visit our Facebook page. 

And, did you know you can submit photos using Twitter? Hashtag #ObserverGroup and your photos will be automatically entered into the contest.