Thanks for a great comment! You're so right, its like camping during an electrical storm or watching a tornado touchdown reminds me how minuscule I am compared to nature.
The photos seem so crazy like you say, but everyone was more overwhelmed with amazement than anything like fear. It wasn't spooky or frightening to experience, it was more like looking at a million rainbows at the same time, yet the images seem totally ominous. Maybe because it came in so gradually that we were all struck with wonder.