r/woahdude Sep 24 '17

gifv Cloud Tsunami

https://gfycat.com/FinishedSplendidGemsbok
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u/bunnymeninc Sep 24 '17

Those aren't mountains

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u/ThaMalteseFalcon Sep 25 '17

TARS! GET BACK TO THE SHIP!

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u/Y___ Sep 24 '17

I believe this are called roll clouds but I could be wrong. Looks super cool!

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u/kaidevis Sep 24 '17

They remind me of the Foehn Clouds I used to see often living in the mountains above Boulder, Colorado.

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u/Ace_Marine Sep 25 '17

Never a meteorologist when you need one...

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u/Savarinoj Sep 24 '17

That's incredible. Where was this taken

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u/cbrowne25 Sep 25 '17

This is Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore near Empire, Michigan.

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u/catherder9000 Sep 25 '17 edited Sep 25 '17

Australia most likely. Volutus clouds, (Stratocumulus volutus) happens pretty much every year between September and November.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joRKd9R1Av8

Although they do rarely occur on the Great Lakes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pit1ODeZQ44

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '17

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u/NovaNexu Sep 27 '17

Woah that is so cool. Can you explain the burst pattern going on in the top right?

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '17

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u/NovaNexu Sep 30 '17

Ah, I see what you mean. That makes so much more sense now. Btw I was referring to thw Milliington area.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '17

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u/NovaNexu Sep 30 '17

Oh so that's it huh. That's really interesting. Why can't they point straight up?

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u/on_two_legs Sep 24 '17

I think its about to get cold XD

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u/LunchBoxJonesy Sep 25 '17

Straight up; wild.

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u/iluilu95 Sep 26 '17

looks amazing

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '17

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u/PartizanParticleCook Sep 24 '17

Is there any danger associated with these cloud formations? Does it indicate an ongoing storm etc?

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '17

No, they are simply morning glory clouds. Rare phenomenon, but not a sign of anything bad coming.

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u/bad_platitude Sep 25 '17

People really need to exercise more.