WATCH: This Thunderstorm Time Lapse Is Absolutely Nuts

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Look! In the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…OH JESUS LORD GOD, NO, THE GATES OF ANOTHER DIMENSION ARE OPENING!

Some epic structure by Clareton, WY several hours ago!!! #wywx #weather pic.twitter.com/WzCMdKnf6D

— Basehunters Chasing (@Basehunters) May 19, 2014

The Washington Post explains:

Fledgling low pressure forming downwind of the Rockies spun up a towering thunderstorm so imposing that the footage almost seems fake – as if from a sci-fi movie or another planet.

Pray! Confess thy sins, for the dark days are upon us!

Spectacular cannot even describe the time lapse video from this spinning supercell storm that blossomed in eastern Wyoming Sunday evening, near Newcastle. The action really gets going about 55 seconds in.