Raw dashboard footage captured by storm chaser Connor Croff shows a rare, serpentine tornado twisting fluidly across the landscape near South Dakota. The tornado’s smooth, snake-like motion—often described as “glitchy” or CGI-like—has sparked intense debate online. Widely called one of the strangest tornadoes of the year, the clip has left many questioning just how unpredictable extreme weather is becoming. #Viral #TimesNow | TIMES NOW

A fleeting burst of red light high above a Kimberley storm, in Western Australia's far north, has been caught on camera by a storm-chasing photographer. The eruption of red, luminous sparks is known by meteorologists and weather enthusiasts as red sprites. They are the result of a large electrical discharge and flash high above intense active thunderstorms, occurring in the stratosphere and mesosphere. Photographer Danny Welgama said it was a "see-it-to-believe-it" moment. Reporting by Ruby Litt