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A day after a tornado impacted the area, Darcie's friend, Vicki Kiesau, spotted an expansive display of Virga over Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
After reaching the summit of Frenchmans Cap, Wayde was surrounded by clouds. After 20 minutes the clouds began to lift and clear. Then, as he began to descend, a horseshoe vortex appeared in his view, spotted from Frenchmans Cap, Tasmania, Australia.
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over Cascade, Idaho, US
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Asperitas spotted over New Bern, North Carolina, US
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An arcus cloud, also known as a shelf cloud, ushering in a storm system near Swansea, Tasmania, Australia
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Asperitas and lacunosus spotted in tandem over WInnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Iridescence spotted over Broomfield, Colorado, US
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A unique example of Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, also known as 'pile d'assiettes', spotted over Sheffield, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
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An expansive display of virga spotted over Antwerp, Belgium
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Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus spotted over Cape St Vincent, Algarve, Portugal
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22-degree halo spotted by John's sister-in-law, Patricia Heath, over the Basílica Catedral de Lima, Peru
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Iridescence spotted over Arlington, Virginia, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus spotted over Trieste, Italy
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Asperitas spotted over East Texas Regional Airport, Longview, Texas, US
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Crepuscular rays spotted over Western Iran
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A vivid corona spotted over the National Cathedral, Washington D.C., US
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