PHOTOS: Double rainbow fills stormy skies from Tennessee to New Jersey

By Katy Galimberti, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

February 25,2016; 10:30PM,EST

 

 

From Tennessee to New Jersey, strong storms brought a rare February sight this week.
Double rainbows were spotted across the eastern United States as a violent springlike storm system trekked into the region.
"A push of warm and moist air and strong energy moving through the upper levels of the atmosphere gave way to strong thunderstorms from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast on Wednesday evening," AccuWeather Meteorologist Maggie Samuhel said.

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"Usually moisture like that doesn't make it as far north this time of the year," she said.
In central Pennsylvania, a bright double rainbow hung in the sky for roughly 10 minutes, treating locals to an impressive sight.
"It had a longer life than a typical rainbow," Samuhel said.
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A double rainbow seemed to hover over the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State University's campus on Wednesday, Feb. 24. (Photo/Heather Hottle Robbins, Penn State)
The rainbow was visible for roughly 10 minutes in the State College, Pa., area. (Twitter Photo/@AccuWaldman)
The rainbow was a rare sight for the central Pennsylvania area at this time of the year. (Photo/Maggie Samuhel)
The double rainbow glowed over State College, Pa., on Wednesday. (Photo/Maggie Samuhel)
The double rainbow glowed across a stormy sky in the Pittsburgh area on Wednesday. (Twitter Photo/@dankfloyd)
A bright double rainbow brought a rare February glow to the sky in State College, Pa. (Photo/Ashley Sosnowski)
At the McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tenn., passengers were able to catch a sight of the double rainbow on Wednesday. (Twitter Photo/@FlyKnoxville)
The stunning sight was visible at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pa., on Thursday morning. (Instagram Photo/Heidi Butler, Director of Public Information at NCC)
A double rainbow was visible in Washington, D.C., on Thursday morning. (Instagram Photo/evjorge)
The rainbow cast a bright glow in State College, Pa., in the midst of strong thunderstorms on Wednesday. (Photo/Jesse Ferrell)
A double rainbow appeared in Blackwood, N.J., on Thursday morning. (Instagram Photo/trishinboots)
The double rainbow was visible at a shopping plaza in State College, Pa., on Feb. 24. (Twitter Photo/@QuinnLeaseWX)
The bright rainbow appeared between storms in State College, Pa., on Wednesday evening. (Twitter Photo/@CourtneySpamer)
The double rainbow was spotted over the Penn State campus in University Park, Pa. (Facebook Photo/Nicki Day)