VIDEO shows the incredible moment a sky was light up a bright purple with a flash of lightning during a wild storm.
As lightning flashed, the sky illuminated the sky a brilliant violet color.
Storms battered the South on Tuesday night, bringing with it big strikes of lightning.
The video, which was taken on the border in-between Tennessee and Georgia according to Storyful, shows the sky being illuminated the unusual color.
As the sky appears dark in the night, a flash of lightning sparks – illuminating the clouds.
The sky lit up a beautiful purple color, which while unusual, is not unheard of during storms.
Purple skies are more commonly seen in the U.S. after major hurricanes, as a result of a phenomenon called “scattering.
Meteorologist Lauren Rautenkranz of First Coast News explained in a video after Hurricane Michael in 2018, why the skies can appear the unusual color.
“As sunlight shines down to Earth, most of the colors of the spectrum are able to reach the surface uninterrupted,” Rautenkranz said.
“But the shorter wavelengths, blue and violet, are scattered in every direction.
“This light bounces from particle to particle until it eventually reaches your eyes. But the sky doesn’t appear violet and blue because of our eyes’ limitations.”
Because violet is the shortest wavelength of the color spectrum, it can be difficult for human eyes to detect, Rautenkranz explained.
For this reason, skies normally appear blue.
After the storm, however, a mix of conditions – including high dew points, light, and low clouds – made the sky appear purple.
“The light was scattered around the moisture in the air, causing the magical purple color,” Rautenkrantz said.
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