
The sky turned purple on Wednesday night after Hurricane Dorian passed over Florida, leaving a dazzling cloud formation in its wake.

Mesmerizing images of the sunset over Jacksonville have been shared on social media as sky-gazers gushed about the shades and depths of the beautiful violet sky.

One person tweeted: 'Purple skies after #Dorian passed by Jacksonville today. Do you think there's a chance Dorian was a fan of Prince?'

The sky turned purple on Wednesday night after Hurricane Dorian passed over Florida, leaving a dazzling cloud formation in its wake. Mesmerizing images of the sunset over Jacksonville have been shared on social media as sky-gazers gushed about the shades and depths of the beautiful violet sky

One person tweeted: 'Purple skies after #Dorian passed by Jacksonville today. Do you think there's a chance Dorian was a fan of Prince?'

The sky turned from dark gray to a burnt orange and then to a breathtaking violet hours after Dorian left the area

The sky turned from dark gray to a burnt orange and then to a breath-taking violet hours after Dorian left the area.

'Our little piece of Florida survived Hurricane Dorian and we were rewarded with this GORGEOUS purple sky tonight!!' wrote Instagram user @crafty.rn from St. Augustine.

'Purple skies after #Dorian passed by Jacksonville today. Do you think there's a chance Dorian was a fan of Prince?' she wrote on Twitter.

Amy Pope-Latham, a fellow Twitter user, posted a similar photo of the skies in Jacksonville showing off the unique hue.

Many expressed relief that Florida was spared major damage from the powerful storm that was originally forecast to make landfall in the state

Skies in some parts of Florida turned a beautiful shade of purple after Hurricane Dorian passed offshore of the coast. Images from residents were shared across social media

Meanwhile, many expressed relief that Florida was spared major damage from the powerful storm that was originally forecast to make landfall in the state.

Meteorologist Jayme King told Fox 35 how the phenomenon occurs.

'So the purple looking sky is due to 'refraction' or sunlight rays bouncing off of the clouds in the picture. Depending on how the light is refracted and the position of the sun will dictate the part of the color spectrum represented.'