Mammatus clouds, June 5
Jun. 7th, 2014 04:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
neverspentWe had some incredible mammatus clouds above my city on Thursday. When I went to my car after work, I could see a touch of roiling in the clouds to the north and west. You can just feel when it's going to be special, when it's odd. Instead of driving straight home, I went around on different streets, trying to catch the best view, and of course the entire time, the sky was changing. But in the end, I got the most amazing view when I finally went home.
The next day, a strong, fast moving storm came through and left a lot of leafy branch debris everywhere, a few downed trees and some house damage. I even saw a fifteen-foot young maple tree snapped in half about two feet up its trunk. But my garden plants were all fine. Its amazing what tenderness and suppleness can do sometimes to protect you from breaking in a storm.
The next day, a strong, fast moving storm came through and left a lot of leafy branch debris everywhere, a few downed trees and some house damage. I even saw a fifteen-foot young maple tree snapped in half about two feet up its trunk. But my garden plants were all fine. Its amazing what tenderness and suppleness can do sometimes to protect you from breaking in a storm.
Wow!
Date: 2014-06-07 11:13 pm (UTC)The cloud with no name: Meteorologists campaign to classify unique 'Asperatus' clouds seen across the world
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1189877/The-cloud-Meteorologists-campaign-classify-unique-Asperatus-clouds-seen-world.html
I also have this link: http://cloudappreciationsociety.org/
That storm that came through? I gather it was the wind that did the damage?
Re: Wow!
Date: 2014-06-08 04:31 pm (UTC)I thought I was a member of the Cloud Appreciation Society, but it looks like I was mistaken. Must rectify that! <3
That storm that came through? I gather it was the wind that did the damage?
Yes, it was straight-line winds, 60-70mph gusts. Certainly could have been worse!
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Date: 2014-06-08 02:08 pm (UTC)Its amazing what tenderness and suppleness can do sometimes to protect you from breaking in a storm.
LIFE LESSONS.
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Date: 2014-06-08 04:34 pm (UTC)LIFE LESSONS
Nature is so wise! :)