The Nebraskan sky is so gigantic that when dramatic weather strikes, there is no ignoring the incredible scenery. Whether it be storm clouds, lightning, or stars, sometimes the landscape will make you swear that you’re on another planet. Here are some of those amazing moments caught on camera.

  1. It’s not every day that you see a purple sky.

Bryce Bradford/ Flickr Kimball County

  1. Here’s another shot of the same crazy storm, captured in Kimball County.

Bryce Bradford/ Flickr Kimball County

  1. The cloud ceiling above the Missouri River looks like it’s about to cave in over Omaha.

Rich/ Flickr Omaha/ Missouri River

  1. Is this a storm cloud, or the beginning of an alien abduction?

State Farm/ Flickr Hyannis

  1. This almost heavenly orange and cream wave signals the beginnings of some dangerous weather in tornado alley.

Terry/ Flickr

  1. A green storm front such as this looks like something on another planet. This picture was taken in Sutherland.

Zooey/ Flickr

  1. Though it looks like an ocean’s breaking wave, this is a giant stormcloud.

ifindkarma/ Flickr

  1. This supercell hovers, ominous, over the horizon.

Niccolo Ubalducci/ Flickr

  1. This violent lightning gives the sky the appearance of a cracked eggshell.

Nicolo Ubalducci/ Flickr

  1. A brewing storm in Omaha bathes the city in an angry orange light.

Joe Schmidt/ Flickr

  1. Someone in Omaha made the gods angry on this day.

Rich/ Flickr

  1. Highway 9 stretches to infinity underneath a massive, beautiful Nebraska sky.

Diana Robinson/ Flickr

  1. The night sky in Genoa would take anyone’s breath away. What an unbelievable backdrop.

Rich/ Flickr

Wow. Do you have any amazing photos of our Nebraska sky? Share in the comments below!

Bryce Bradford/ Flickr

Kimball County

Rich/ Flickr

Omaha/ Missouri River

State Farm/ Flickr

Hyannis

Terry/ Flickr

Zooey/ Flickr

ifindkarma/ Flickr

Niccolo Ubalducci/ Flickr

Nicolo Ubalducci/ Flickr

Joe Schmidt/ Flickr

Diana Robinson/ Flickr

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