Storm chasers captured a stunning time-lapse video of supercell thunderstorms over Nebraska and Wyoming, Yahoo News reported.
As Mother Nature possess an overwhelming ability to repeatedly stun us, her magic was on full display in several time-lapse videos of supercell storms that have gone viral across the Web.
Supercells are storms that contain updrafts and rotate around a vertical axis. They are rare, but when they do happen, they can last for longer than a regular storm and grow even when coming upon an environment hostile to storm conditions, UPI reported.
Although the footage caught by daring photographers looks frightening, it eventually turns out to be awe-inspiring.
The video above was shot near Scottsbluff, Nebraska, on Sunday. The footage of clouds converging and spinning across a seemingly angry sky was captured by Victor Gensini and uploaded to the internet.
"As spectacular as the Nebraska footage is, a clip of a supercell storm over Wyoming may be even more magnificent," Yahoo News reported. "Reportedly also shot by a group of storm chasers over the weekend, the footage captures a truly terrifying supercell hovering and raging, looking a bit like an alien mothership here to destroy the planet."
According to the National Weather Service, "Supercells are highly organized storms characterized (by) updrafts that can attain speeds over 100 miles per hour, able to produce extremely large hail and strong and/or violent tornadoes, downdrafts that can produce damaging outflow winds in excess of 100 mph - all of which pose a high threat to life and property."
Known to be most common in the central United States, the storms usually last for several hours.
As eye-popping as they are to look at, supercell storms can turn into deadly tornadoes, AccuWeather.com explained.
According to Yahoo News, "In other words, it's a lot safer to watch the footage from behind your laptop than up close in real life."
