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Bad weather is baseball’s worst enemy. Unlike other sports that can be played in the rain, baseball has to stop, with games even having to be resumed days later. But in Minneapolis, the inclement weather that brought a Minnesota Twins game to a halt kept fans entertained with a thrilling display up above. A rainbow appeared in the stormy red sky, as lightning struck over the city skyline, highlighting the colors of the entire scene.
The Minnesota Twins shared an image of the rainbow over Target Field, with the caption “Baseball Skies.” The moment was also captured by reporter Do-Hyoung Park, who bore witness to the unruly weather that caused the Braves-Twins match to be paused. “Most chaotic rainbow I’ve ever seen, I think,” he wrote. “And yes, this was the true color of the sky. No filters applied or anything. We’ve cycled through from yellow to green to this hellish red in about an hour.”
Severe weather warning sirens rang inside the stadium during the middle of the first inning, as heavy rain began to fall after the Braves hit some home runs. While fans in the stands covered themselves, hoping it would go away quickly, the game was stopped and delayed for 86 minutes. The Braves would later defeat the Twins 10 to 6.
BBC meteorologist Dan Holley explained in 2021 that lightning and a rainbow appearing together is rare. For it to happen during a thunderstorm, the sun would have to be shining on the falling rain to create a rainbow, as the sunlight gets refracted and reflected by water droplets. “The viewer would need to be located between the thunderstorm and the sun, with their back to the sun,” he said.
Scroll down to see some extraordinary footage of this memorable weather event.
In Minneapolis, the inclement weather that brought a Minnesota Twins game to a halt kept fans entertained with a thrilling display up above.
Baseball skies pic.twitter.com/ZHl5hwY4Iu
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) August 27, 2024
A rainbow appeared in the stormy red sky, as lightning struck over the city skyline, highlighting the colors of the entire scene.
And yes, this was the true color of the sky. No filters applied or anything. We’ve cycled through from yellow to green to this hellish red in about an hour.
— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) August 27, 2024
All time sky tonight at the Twins Game.
Gotta imagine someone got some sick shots at the fair too.pic.twitter.com/UA2t114Lsu
— Max Veech (@venividiveech) August 27, 2024
And now “Over the Rainbow” plays while a rainbow forms in an orange post-thunderstorm sky. Crazy…️♂️ #Twins #Braves #TargetField #Minneapolis @NWSTwinCities @Braves pic.twitter.com/CVljgggciC
— Scott Maier (@samaier) August 27, 2024
well the twins game sucked but check out these skies pic.twitter.com/yrUA4Zgi6c
— reg (@thatsoregan) August 27, 2024
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