Smoke, Thunder, Lightning all in Yellowknife right now

In a matter of moments Yellowknife was taken over by dark clouds with the rumbles of thunder and the threats of lightning. The smoke has once again filled the streets of Yellowknife (surprise surprise) leaving everything with a eerie feeling.

Here are some photos from moments ago (I’m adding more photos as they are posted):

First the storm clouds moved in.

@weathernetwork huge storm over Yellowknife right now @debmatejicka #yzf #nwtfire pic.twitter.com/zLCGccbxNv

— Ryan Power (@RyanPower1) July 30, 2014

#yzf #lightening pic.twitter.com/Qt0U0v0Tf1

— Joanne Stassen (@naziwanorth) July 30, 2014

I'm getting shivers looking at this sky! #yzf pic.twitter.com/AQoy34Mq6E

— Michelle M (@UptownGirl) July 30, 2014

Streetlights are on. #nwtfire #yzf pic.twitter.com/cO7vpw4EPD

— Makenzie Zouboules (@mkzouboules) July 30, 2014

It is so eerie in downtown #yZf pic.twitter.com/areAHZALFI

— Elizabeth McMillan (@elizmcmillan) July 30, 2014

Uh oh something coming at us #yzf #yellowknife they're promising rain bring it on. pic.twitter.com/QxjXxroFMC

— Janice Stein (@steinjcbc) July 30, 2014

More pictures. #nwtfire #yzf pic.twitter.com/Y5TtqTEJsL

— Makenzie Zouboules (@mkzouboules) July 30, 2014

Something is coming!! #yzf pic.twitter.com/stp90ilW6I

— Michelle M (@UptownGirl) July 30, 2014

https://twitter.com/hrosv/status/494620265188306945

Yellowknife, NT 5:17pm, you can hear the thunder and see lightning in the distance. Got pretty dark from the smoke. pic.twitter.com/wAcy3S3xj5

— Doug Dillon (@Sahtugotine) July 30, 2014

First lightning sighting from downtown. Please no more fires #yzf pic.twitter.com/MJ0qK7ZiD5

— Elizabeth McMillan (@elizmcmillan) July 30, 2014

Then it got dark, very dark.

Ssuuupperr dark out! Excited but kinda nervous! #yzf #rainpocolypse pic.twitter.com/Tl0cmpFh7R

— Michelle M (@UptownGirl) July 30, 2014

View from the 11th floor. #nwtfire #storm #apocalypse #yzf pic.twitter.com/HmDwLpxnbb

— Sarah C-L (@heritagenerd) July 30, 2014

https://twitter.com/jillgro/status/494629310095831040/

There was lightning and thunder.

Red lightning. #yellowknife #yzf #nwtfire pic.twitter.com/bRSB9mq56B

— Kyy O (@kysedai) July 31, 2014

Skies of Yellowknife have turned black! Smoke and thunderstorms #nwtfire pic.twitter.com/xNRSbCEdC1

— Jess Hiebert (@yopunkgurl) July 30, 2014

Then things went orange!

https://twitter.com/jillgro/status/494642922269077504

Now it's orange! And smoke is so thick, feels like the house is on fire! #yzf #yzffire pic.twitter.com/PbOLhUnINS

— Susan (@susanmsutton9) July 31, 2014

This is how it looks outside in #Yellowknife right now. #nwtfire thunder rolling. pic.twitter.com/JhfIQtJYTx

— Angela Sterritt (@AngelaSterritt) July 30, 2014