Teal colors are common in storms, but this was exceptional.
Jewel of the Plains is a shot from a storm near Wheeler, Texas and I captured it as it was approaching my position. The hail core had such an incredible teal hue to it, and although it's common to get a teal coloring from a storm this one was more colorful than average. The coloring is from hail stones forming as they rise up within the updraft of the storm, then becoming too heavy so they fall. The sunlight reflects off of the hail and voila!
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