Violent Storm Looks Incredibly Peaceful From A Passing Jet

The storms last Friday over Nebraska and Iowa were violent. All hell was breaking out beneath the storms: Large tornadoes, gigantic hailstones, tremendous, destructive winds, scary lightning, torrential rains

A still from the beautiful storm video  

While all this was going on, a New York to Los Angeles flight was doing a detour around the worst of the storms.

It was nearing sunset, and setting sun lit up the clouds in a soft pink.

From the plane, the violent storm, with it's puffy roiling clouds, the lightning flashes muted by the thick thunderheads, seemed peaceful, relaxing, soft, inviting

Someone on the plane thought to shot a video. Here it is,  Just gorgeous and fascinating: