Lightning Rainbow Lights Up Florida Sky

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Ever seen bolts of lightning over top of a rainbow? This happened on the Fourth of July in Florida.

ByBrian Donegan•

July 11, 2016

Updated: July 11, 2016, 10:06 pm EDTPublished: July 11, 2016, 10:06 pm EDT

Lightning rainbow in Lehigh Acres, Florida, on July 4, 2016.
(Kelly and Chris Windbigler/Facebook)

The Fourth of July in Lehigh Acres, Florida, featured a colorful sky, lit up by both lightning and a rainbow simultaneously as a thunderstorm passed nearby.

Kelly and Chris Windbigler shared the following photos on our Facebook page of this incredible, rare sighting.

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The four photos were taken in a burst and are displayed in order below.

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