Watch: Drone captures rare phenomenon of reverse waterfall in Utah
Strong winds ripped across the state on Jan. 16, causing a waterfall in Ivins to spray back upwards. The photographer who shot the video said his drone struggled against the 60 mph winds.
Drone video captures rare reverse waterfall in Utah
A photographer captured the rare phenomenon of a reverse waterfall in Ivins, Utah, as strong winds ripped across the state’s southwest on Jan. 16, 2023.
IVINS, Utah – A photographer captured a rare reverse waterfall in southwest Utah earlier this month.
Strong winds ripped across the state on Jan. 16, creating intense updrafts along a cliff in Ivins that caused a waterfall to spray back upwards.
"Seriously, the most incredible day for such unique conditions," the drone's pilot, RJ Hooper, said in a Facebook post.
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Drone video shared to Facebook by RJ Hooper shows heavy gusts blowing a waterfall’s stream back up the cliff face.
(RJ Hooper via Storyful)
Hooper said his drone struggled against the 60 mph winds over the cliff edge.
"In the last 20 years, I can only remember a couple of time(s) the waterfalls in Kayenta (Utah) flowed backwards," he said.