Sometimes rain can be coloured by red dust particles which get swept into the air by strong winds. But park ranger Ray Sullivan defies the odds. Lightning has thrown Ray into the air, knocked him out, set his clothes on fire, melted his watch, ripped off one of his toenails, and damaged his hearing. Snowrollers are rare natural snowballs formed by the wind. They form during the night or early morning, when the combination of wind, temperature, and snow is just right.
Wind gusts catch on ridges of crusty snow and flip the snow over to make a snowball.
As the snowball somersaults along, it gathers more snow, getting bigger and bigger. Some snowrollers are as big as barrels, some are as little as eggs, but most are about the size of footballs. In June 1997, live toads rained down on Mexico's town of Villa Angel Flores. They sweep up and carry creatures like toads, frogs, fish, spiders, snails, and snakes. And once these powerful winds die down, the creatures drop back to Earth in thunderstorms.