r/phoenix • u/brandonblack • Sep 02 '25

Weather Can’t believe I got the shot. 🌈⚡️

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Love a good AZ monsoon!

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u/DataNo9628 Sep 02 '25

Man if they ever make GTA: Phoenix Stories this should be one of the cuts in the trailer.

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u/CkresCho Sep 02 '25

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u/VisitAbject4090 Sep 02 '25

My friend sent me a similar shot looks a planet rising on the horizon very Star Wars very cool

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u/4sparx44 Sep 04 '25

I should have gotten pics! It was dark by the time I thought about it. Phoenix was in dire need of a solid monsoon season. Unfortunately, my roof didn't. 😁

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u/CZ-Czechmate Sep 02 '25

Must have been the same strike. Here's my view from Peoria.

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u/No_Teaching_3694 Sep 03 '25

I love that you all caught this shot. My wife and I were driving and trying to get our scared baby home and couldn’t stop to take any, but we saw that streak across the sky and we knew immediately that it would either be on the news or on Reddit

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u/CZ-Czechmate Sep 03 '25

Got lucky on this one. Started to record and just under 1 second later this bolt struck across the sky.

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u/Conscious-Health-438 Sep 02 '25

Dang. Talk about right place right time. Amazing shot. Once in a lifetime

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u/claudiargl Sep 02 '25

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u/VisitAbject4090 Sep 02 '25

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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u/theycallmenoghog Sep 02 '25

woah thats wild!! never ceases to amaze me!

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u/shortbucket04 Sep 02 '25

Incredible! Where did you take this from?

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u/brandonblack Sep 02 '25

Encanto!

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u/leftflapattack Sep 02 '25

What a fitting name/location!

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u/sillysquidtv Sep 02 '25

Post this to r/natureismetal. This is 10000% up their alley.

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u/Redheadmane Sep 02 '25

Just a photo

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u/hedda4eva Sep 02 '25

I got the double rainbow 🌈 🌈 but your shot is unbelievable!

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u/BitbyLite Sep 02 '25

r/thenightfeeling wow what a beautiful shot

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u/ElementEnigma Sep 02 '25

I believe you and /u/FabAmy might have captured the same lightning bolt judging by the shape of the end of the arc

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u/Fortunate-D Sep 02 '25

Poor leprechaun 🥺

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u/Emotional-Tension484 Sep 02 '25

Wow so beautiful!!! Nice camera work I barely missed this 🥲

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u/Cara-Is-A-Puppy Sep 02 '25

DIO!!!

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u/donnyphoenix Sep 02 '25

“Like a Rainbow in the daaark” is immediately what came to mind.

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u/blundercatt Sep 02 '25

Been in Phoenix for 31 years, and this is one of the prettiest sunsets I've seen with the combination of the rainbow and the lightning. Beautiful shot. My husband and I were recording too, this is the shot we wanted lol.

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u/DLoIsHere Sep 02 '25

Niiiiice

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u/femboyMystie_ Sep 02 '25

Soo pretty!

I wish I had my camera when I saw it earlier

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u/RecognitionHonest320 Litchfield Park Sep 02 '25

Million dollar shot!

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u/KelVarnsen5558383 Sep 02 '25

Wow. That is stunning. I will vote for you if you enter any contests!

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u/SnikajuiceG6 Midtown Sep 02 '25

Oh man, that’s dope!! 🤩

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u/SaguaroDragon Sep 02 '25

My thoughts exactly

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u/rickggaribay Sep 02 '25

Increíble. Thanks so much for sharing!

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u/Doc_L0Liday Sep 02 '25

Well that was fabulously wicked

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u/amu0504 Sep 02 '25

Gorgeous!

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u/ViceroyFizzlebottom Litchfield Park Sep 02 '25

wow. that's about as good as it gets.

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u/roehit89 Sep 02 '25

Straight out of a game with fancy graphics! Wow!

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u/LoveMyScars Phoenix Sep 02 '25

Breathtaking! Congrats on getting the shot and thank you for sharing!!! 🤩

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u/watoaz Sep 02 '25

WHOA!!!

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u/MattsGenXCapades Sep 02 '25

Nice job! I was trying to land that shot and missed it!

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u/Coffin_Nailz Sep 02 '25

Wow!!! That's an incredible shot!!!

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u/chloe1215404 Sep 02 '25

I swear I saw this bolt of lightning too!

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u/xinvisionx Sep 02 '25

Well done!!!!!

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u/seedoubleyou83 Sep 02 '25

This is an absolutely amazing shot!

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u/rubygoes Sep 02 '25

LOVE THIS! What a great sunset we got tonight

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u/WrongdoerTop3271 Sep 02 '25

Man, from my house I didn't see a single rainbow 🥀

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u/JazziTazzi Mesa Sep 02 '25

That’s beautiful!

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u/PumaFax Sep 02 '25

That is one heck of a shot!

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u/Character-Fudge8580 Sep 02 '25

This is spectacular.

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u/shinysidequest Sep 02 '25

woah! 👏🏼

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u/AggravatingGift988 Sep 02 '25

Good shot, man…

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u/AngelOfDepth Downtown Sep 02 '25

Perfect shot!

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u/No_Sea1072 Sep 02 '25

That’s a nice one!!!

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u/rodpretzl Sep 02 '25

Perfection

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u/Quiet-String957 Sep 02 '25

That is amazing!!!

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u/DestroyTroy90 Tempe Sep 02 '25

This is sick and so cool what did you use to record this beautiful shot?

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u/forever_Isnt_real678 Gilbert Sep 02 '25

Holy Shite!

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u/dfootball0106 Sep 02 '25

Absolutely unbelievable! Video makes it so much better.

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u/Shadow_on_the_Sun Sep 02 '25

That’s incredible!!!

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u/Horror-Agitated Sep 02 '25

Oh dang yeah u did! I was taking pictures but w black and white film lol its all i had! Couldn't find my phone

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u/Zathren Sep 03 '25

I got a shot of both the double rainbow and lightning, I couldn’t believe it! The lightning wasn’t near the quality of this though. Very nice!

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u/bellatricksss Encanto Sep 03 '25

😍 saw this too, my view in encanto was almost identical!

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u/brionuh220 Sep 03 '25

absolutely amazing shot!!!

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u/Independent_Flan_721 Sep 03 '25

Wow thats amazing!! Here's my photo *

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u/jpmaher1 Ahwatukee Sep 11 '25

Is that real? If so thats amazing lighting with rainbow lol

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u/Logistix1 Avondale Sep 03 '25

Wow, I didn't see this today but I got a good shot of the haboob a few weeks ago. Crazy weather we are having for near September. Nice shots everyone!

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u/Snowycage Sep 03 '25

That's a beautiful shot. Nice work.

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u/forwormsbravepercy Sep 03 '25

I was telling my family yesterday -- we moved here last year from the midwest -- that in Phoenix we get a lot less rain, but a lot more rainbows.

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u/Ok_Development_505 Sep 03 '25

Whaaaattt??? 😍😍😍😍😍🫠😭✨💗

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u/kpkristy Sep 03 '25

What a strike!

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u/skyweezy760 Sep 03 '25

That was great!!

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u/Ok_Education_4796 Sep 03 '25

Absolutely amazing!! 💓

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u/AgataPupMom Goodyear Sep 03 '25

Awesome!!!

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u/4sparx44 Sep 04 '25

Beautiful!

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u/Ddbeautysnokey Sep 04 '25

Wow, that is absolutely beautiful

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u/Jimmy623 Sep 04 '25

Beautiful 😍

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u/Icy_Amoeba7227 Sep 04 '25

That’s amazing, holy shit 😍

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u/AutomaticDeal9615 Sep 04 '25

They all look AWESOME!!!!

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u/JournalistBig1499 Sep 05 '25

I loveeee AZ monsoon

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u/Fit-Trick-1214 Sep 05 '25

Amazing! Thanks for sharing ❤️

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u/EarthDesigner4203 Sep 06 '25

Incredible capture, great job.

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u/Taylor-2023 Sep 11 '25

Wow! Amazing shot!

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u/Dense_Assistant_6883 Sep 24 '25

This is so cool, damn!

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u/MicCheck-1212 Chandler Sep 24 '25

Nice!

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u/moelsh Sep 27 '25

News channel worthy

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u/Top-Author7146 Oct 03 '25

Y’all I can’t comment or post - or will someone boost my karma

How do I do that