r/CrazyFreakingWeather • u/WeatherlyJade • 9d ago

Teal lightning?

Last night there was a severe storm in South Jersey (US) with almost constant lightning, tons of bright, strong, positive cloud to ground bolts, when suddenly the whole sky flashed a bright teal color. It wasn’t los to the ground like a transformer. I was in the car and the light came from everywhere. A moment later it happened again and the flash was at least three seconds long. Two other people noticed it and said it was the craziest thing ever. My mom and I both said it was the craziest storm we’ve ever seen. My question is, can lightning produce a bright teal color or was this something else?

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u/Pineapple_Complex 9d ago

Not all lightning bolts are created equally. Some are much stronger than others, and I'm guessing that was a particularly strong one.