North Georgia treated to sight of rare rainbow cloud formation

FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. — People in parts of north Georgia got an amazing sight in the sky Saturday.

Channel 2 Action News viewer John Westbrook took pictures of a rainbow-colored cloud formation over Holly Springs in Floyd County.

Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Glenn Burns explains how the amazing phenomenon, called a “circumhorizontal arc” or a “fire rainbow,” happens.

“High clouds made of ice crystals are hit with the angle of the sun, creating the same effect as a prism,” Burns said.

The result is a wispy, iridescent cloud formation.

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