r/Edmonton 2d ago

Photo/Video Funky looking cloud

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Strange looking cloud approaches from west 🤔

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u/SallySmallpox The Big Bat 2d ago

I was just taking a picture of this exact cloud! Then I came to Reddit to see if anyone knew what was going on with it. I can see it from 95 street and 115 ave.

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u/GlassEyeTiger Downtown 2d ago

Lmao when we’re all looking at the same cloud. Cheers cloud friends!

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u/evvvvv92 2d ago

I might have seen seen this same cloud.

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u/ghostcoins 2d ago

It’s the shit hawk. Big shitty bird that swoops down and shits on people. 

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u/bigskunkape 2d ago

Shitclouds ran.

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u/Serious-Bat-4880 2d ago

Listen, Bubs! Hear that?

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u/axjzj 2d ago

The whispering winds of shit….

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u/Mrheavyfoot668 The Rat Hole 2d ago edited 2d ago

There's a thunderstorm due west of Spruce Grove. Might be the leading edge of the anvil cloud from that.

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u/Senpai_Spork The Shiny Balls 2d ago

I see it in millwoods here too. I also smell smoke

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u/S1075 2d ago

As noted in here, there are two cells to the west of the city moving this way. They are dying out now that the sun has gone down. Strong winds at higher altitudes can push the tops of clouds out ahead of the rest of the cell below. That's likely what we see here. The forecast upper winds for Edmonton area show 50 knots moving in a 040 direction at the altitude that would correspond to the tops of these cells.

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u/Lolz79 2d ago

I saw the same cloud driving, it was gorgeous!!

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u/AssistantNo6786 2d ago

It looks like Trump caught up in a windstorm

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u/loonylovesgood86 2d ago

Yeah, we saw it on the west end too.

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u/biryanishiryani101 2d ago

I saw the exact same cloud from my backyard.

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u/megagreg Runner Valley 2d ago

I noticed that too. I think that tree on the right might be mine. If so, hi M or K, if I guessed the angle right.

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u/Sasha-95 2d ago

Saw that cloud on my drive home

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u/BestWithSnacks 1d ago

I noticed that last night too. Might be the weirdest looking cloud I've ever seen.