China: Lightning Strikes Through Rainbow as Sunset Paints Sky in Inner Mongolia

This is the stunning moment that a rare mix of lightning and rainbow lit up the sky, capturing a breathtaking scene that also featured sunset and colorful clouds. On May 11, 2025, in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, the video showed a rare atmospheric phenomenon where a bolt of lightning slashed through the sky as a vivid rainbow arched across the horizon. As the sun began to set, casting an orange hue over the clouds, onlookers were treated to a mesmerizing display where multiple natural elements, lightning, rainbow, sunset, and painted clouds, had converged in one frame. The lightning bolt flashed dramatically across the sky just beneath the arc of the rainbow, creating a moment of natural beauty that was rarely seen together. The video ended with the lightning fading into the distance as the rainbow slowly dissolved into the dusky sky.

US: Lightning, Rainbow Dazzle Minnesota Sky After Severe Thunderstorms 6

Severe thunderstorms swept through Minnesota's Twin Cities on Monday, August 26, bringing heavy rain, intense lightning, and strong winds. After the storm quickly passed, breathtaking scenery of lightning strikes and a double rainbow was witnessed across the region.

US: Another Round Of Severe Thunderstorms Hits Twin Cities, MN

Another round of thunderstorms struck the Twin Cities on Tuesday, August 27, after severe weather hit the area on Monday, leaving 150,000 people without power.

US: Lightning, Rainbow Dazzle Minnesota Sky After Severe Thunderstorms 3

Severe thunderstorms swept through Minnesota's Twin Cities on Monday, August 26, bringing heavy rain, intense lightning, and strong winds. After the storm quickly passed, breathtaking scenery of lightning strikes and a double rainbow was witnessed across the region.

US: Lightning, Rainbow Dazzle Minnesota Sky After Severe Thunderstorms 4

Severe thunderstorms swept through Minnesota's Twin Cities on Monday, August 26, bringing heavy rain, intense lightning, and strong winds. After the storm quickly passed, breathtaking scenery of lightning strikes and a double rainbow was witnessed across the region.

US: Lightning, Rainbow Dazzle Minnesota Sky After Severe Thunderstorms 5

Severe thunderstorms swept through Minnesota's Twin Cities on Monday, August 26, bringing heavy rain, intense lightning, and strong winds. After the storm quickly passed, breathtaking scenery of lightning strikes and a double rainbow was witnessed across the region.

US: Lightning, Rainbow Dazzle Minnesota Sky After Severe Thunderstorms 2

Severe thunderstorms swept through Minnesota's Twin Cities on Monday, August 26, bringing heavy rain, intense lightning, and strong winds. After the storm quickly passed, breathtaking scenery of lightning strikes and a double rainbow was witnessed across the region.

US: Severe Thunderstorms Sweep Through Twin Cities, MN 2

Another round of thunderstorms struck the Twin Cities on Tuesday, August 27, after severe weather hit the area on Monday, leaving 150,000 people without power.

US: Lightning, Rainbow Dazzle Minnesota Sky After Severe Thunderstorms

Severe thunderstorms swept through Minnesota's Twin Cities on Monday, August 26, bringing heavy rain, intense lightning, and strong winds. After the storm quickly passed, breathtaking scenery of lightning strikes and a double rainbow was witnessed across the region.

US: Severe Thunderstorms Sweep Through Twin Cities, MN

Severe thunderstorms swept through the Twin Cities on Monday, August 26, bringing heavy rain, intense lightning, and strong winds. The storms caused flooding and forced the closing of the Minnesota State Fair. Trees and power lines were knocked down, and tens of thousands of people were without power.

US: Ominous Storm Clouds Loom Over Twin Cities, MN

Severe thunderstorms swept through the Twin Cities on Monday, August 26, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. The storms left thousands without power, caused flooding and forced to close the Minnesota State Fair.

US: Double Rainbow Spotted Over Skies In Southern Florida 5

A huge double rainbow was seen in the skies over southern Florida on Thursday, June 13, after thunderstorms caused major flooding in the area.

US: Double Rainbow Spotted Over Skies In Southern Florida 6

A huge double rainbow was seen in the skies over southern Florida on Thursday, June 13, after thunderstorms caused major flooding in the area.

US: Double Rainbow Spotted Over Skies In Southern Florida 7

A huge double rainbow was seen in the skies over southern Florida on Thursday, June 13, after thunderstorms caused major flooding in the area.

US: Double Rainbow Spotted Over Skies In Southern Florida 4

A huge double rainbow was seen in the skies over southern Florida on Thursday, June 13, after thunderstorms caused major flooding in the area.

US: Double Rainbow Spotted Over Skies In Southern Florida 3

A huge double rainbow was seen in the skies over southern Florida on Thursday, June 13, after thunderstorms caused major flooding in the area.

US: Double Rainbow Spotted Over Skies In Southern Florida

A huge double rainbow was seen in the skies over southern Florida on Thursday, June 13, after thunderstorms that caused major flooding hit the area.

US: Double Rainbow Spotted Over Skies In Southern Florida 2

A huge double rainbow was seen in the skies over southern Florida on Thursday, June 13, after thunderstorms that caused major flooding hit the area.

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storm with rainbow above block of flats, in Prague, Czech Republic, July 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Martin Macak Gregor)