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Offline WeatherHost

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Weird cloud line
« on: July 26, 2015, 11:36:35 AM »
Approaching storm, not much on radar though.


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Re: Weird cloud line
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2015, 12:31:44 PM »
Quote from: WeatherHost on July 26, 2015, 11:36:35 AM
Approaching storm, not much on radar though.

Looks like a roll cloud.
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Re: Weird cloud line
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2015, 02:42:58 PM »
Quote from: BigOkie on July 26, 2015, 12:31:44 PM
Quote from: WeatherHost on July 26, 2015, 11:36:35 AM
Approaching storm, not much on radar though.

Looks like a roll cloud.
Sure does, however roll clouds usually proceed a squall or front so you'd think the radar would be rather lit up.
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Offline Randall Kayfes

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Re: Weird cloud line
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2015, 03:11:48 PM »
What ever it is very exciting and great photo!

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Re: Weird cloud line
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2015, 03:14:34 PM »
Possibly one of these?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outflow_boundary

That's what it made me think of when I saw it.
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Offline WeatherHost

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Re: Weird cloud line
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2015, 04:50:04 PM »
There wasn't any major wind to speak of.  No significant rain either.

I had a shot in another direction to show the length of it but lost it somehow.

The only think I can think of is that is was only part of the longer line.  Radar was more colorful both sides of me as I was sort of dry slotted.  But even the other areas didn't show as much activity as the picture might indicate.


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Re: Weird cloud line
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2015, 05:45:18 PM »
Why don't you e-mail (I assume people still do that) the pic to your local NWS and see what they say?
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Re: Weird cloud line
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2015, 01:07:45 AM »
Looks like a Shelf Cloud; look at the Community Cloud Atlas in the sticky in this forum. Great resource!  :!:
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