'A lifetime type tornado:' Video shows twister whirling next to rainbow
Sometimes worlds, or in this case a major weather event and a meteorological phenomenon, do collide.
Connor McCarty and other storm chasers captured footage of a tornado spinning next to a rainbow in an open field near Dickens, an unincorporated community in southwestern Lincoln County, Nebraska on June 16.
The twister, which was reportedly on the ground for over half an hour, left behind minimal damage, and no injuries or fatalities were reported in connection with the violently rotating column of air.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office shared photos of the unique sight on Facebook, writing in a post that they were "grateful" to report no injuries.
Video by McCarty shows the towering vortex, with the rainbow adding a colorful accent to an otherwise gray, gloomy skyline.
"Tornado of the year earlier this evening near Dickens, Nebraska. We were on this cyclic tornadic supercell from the first initial updraft until the weakening process 4 hours later," McCarty wrote in a June 16 X post. "This is a lifetime type tornado for us!"
Two tornadoes, including the one captured on video, struck the Dickens area on June 16, according to the National Weather Service.
"Tornado initially started as a land spout approximately 4 miles east of Dickens along Highway 23, before becoming a supercellular tornado," according to the National Weather Service. "The tornado slowly tracked south for 3 miles over the next 45 minutes before dissipating 4 miles east-southeast of Dickens."
The Dickens tornado, the first tornado, began at 5:04 p.m. local time and ended approximately eight minutes later, while Dickens 2 began at 5:20 p.m. local time and dissipated at 6:05 p.m. local time.
Storm chasers took to social media to share images of the phenomenon, including their reactions to the "lifetime type tornado."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Video captures twister whirling around rainbow
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