Western Australia’s skies turn a hellish red as Tropical Cyclone Narelle hit, stunning video shows

Skies in parts of Australia’s west coast were bathed in an unsettling blood-red glow as Tropical Cyclone Narelle bore down on the continent, creating an effect some called “apocalyptic.”

“Incredibly eerie outside, and everything is covered in dust. Not a lot of wind yet,” Shark Bay Caravan Park wrote in a Facebook post capturing the phenomenon on Friday.

The skies in other parts of the region were cloaked in an unusual but far less terrifying orange radiance due to swirling dust clouds kicked up by the powerful storm.

The ruddy hue could be caused by how different wavelengths of light are scattered in the atmosphere, the FOX Forecast Center said.