As Typhoon Hagibis approached Tokyo on Saturday, residents captured images of an unusually pink skyline that gradually turned a spooky purple.
While beautiful the vivid skies augured what would become a dangerous storm that unleashed heavy rain and strong wind. A magnitude 5.7 earthquake also shook Tokyo shortly after.
NPR reports 19 dead and 16 missing in Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures thus far.
The colorful skies are a result of a process called “scattering,” where the sunlight shining down on Earth gets kicked around the moisture in the air giving rise to the pink and purple hues.
The typhoon left Tokyo late Saturday, leaving the city with a crystal clear blue sky on Sunday morning.
