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    • March 16, 2016 at 11:46 pm #88589
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      This one rolled over me with a lot of gust but nary a drop of rain made it to ground.
      bw

    • March 19, 2016 at 12:03 am #88625
      Howard Brown avatarHoward Brown
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      Whoa, what have you got there, MikeL?

      My first thought was that it is a lacunosus variety (Cloud Collector’s Handbook pp36/37). So at that height it would have to be Stratocumulus, but it does not have much of the Sc about it, almost an arcus.

      Any thoughts, anyone?

      P.S. Lacunosus seems difficult to find in the literature.

    • March 19, 2016 at 3:34 pm #88627
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      hygge, Im thinking a stratus fractus,,that got a bit pannus paniced. Maybe you can imagine the moment when taking pictures in one direction, then turning around 180 degrees to catch this one trying to sneak up on you. That feeling I have not forgot..Then to watch it scud by , much commotion with no precipitation. HAA!

      • March 19, 2016 at 11:31 pm #88630
        Howard Brown avatarHoward Brown
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        Fair thoughts, MikeL. The Handbook says pannus loiter in saturated atmosphere just below rain clouds; you had no precipitation, but if it was humid pannus would be a good bet.

        A great shot, anyway, and rather unusual I would think.

        P.S. Wiki says:
        Stratocumulus Lacunosus clouds are very uncommon. They only occur when there are localized downdrafts striking through the stratocumuliform cloud

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