Freak thunderstorm turns sky GREEN in ultra-rare ‘apocalypse-style’ event
A WILD storm has shocked Americans who witnessed the sky overhead turn to a glowing green.
The strange weather event turned the Midwestern skies to neon green.
The storm, called a derecho, is unique to the Midwest and Great Plains states.
The rare conditions of the derecho turned the sky to a mysterious, glowing green as it ripped across hundreds of miles.
Water droplets in the clouds retain blue light while the sun blankets the land in red/yellow light.
The two blend together to create a stunning, hazy green sky.
"The colors exhibited by storms over Siouxland... were unlike any in recent meteorological memory," Cappucci wrote.
Social media lit up with awe-struck Midwesterners and longtime storm chasers gawking at the green sky.
"Still not over how menacing this derecho looked over Siouxland today," one witness on Twitter with a picture attached.
"Tonight's derecho felt like being in a teaser for Stranger Things Season 5," another Twitter user .
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