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Fans Liken Storm That Ends Astros-Braves Game Early to the Apocalypse

It's a bird...it's a plane...it's Independence Day?

The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros had to call their spring training game early on Friday when some pretty daunting storm clouds rolled in during their 1-1 tie.

Bleacher Report's Barrett Sallee likened the scene to one straight out of the 1996 thriller:

The aliens from Independence Day are landing at the @Braves spring training facility. pic.twitter.com/ORlLneeQlt

— Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) March 25, 2016

While one fan had a similar impression, calling it the apocalypse:

— Jennifer Alderman (@JifferAlderman) March 25, 2016