Call it a prom photo with a twist.
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Two US teenagers posing for a picture before their end-of-year high school dance got an unusual shot: A live tornado in the background.
Heidi Marintzer of Wray, Colorado, said that when the twister first appeared Saturday on the horizon, she and her 15-year-old daughter, a high school freshman, Ali Josie, along with the girl's boyfriend, Charlie Bator, 18, had sought shelter indoors, according to Reuters.
Eventually, as it weakened and they realised the tornado, roughly five kilometres away, posed no direct threat, they stepped into the yard, and began taking pictures.
The community around Wray, where one tornado sighted was a kilometre wide, reported five people injured and buildings damaged.
Despite the ferocity of the tornadoes no deaths were reported in Colorado, although two have been reported in Oklahoma, according to NBC.
A total of 20 tornados have been reported in the US's Midwestern and Plains states.
The Wray High School prom was delayed by 45 minutes, the Denver Channel reported.
