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A display of iridescence over the South Coventry Township, Pennsylvania, US.
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A horseshoe vortex over Absecon, New Jersey, US.
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The clouds radiate towards the horizon over the South Coventry Township, Pennsylvania, US.
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A turbulent sky over Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, US.
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Rare capture of a Horseshoe/Horizontal Vortex cloud, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. U.S.
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Anthony Skellern says: Wow – 50 points in your Cloud Collector's Handbook, Ray!
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Johanne Paquette, Canada says:
Good luck Ray :), nice capture !
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Definitely looks a bit of a turbulent, overcast and stormy mid-winter sky over the white, sandy beach and small coastal town of Santa Rosa, Florida, USA! A dramatic, unpredictable whirl-pool is being formed in the sky by the air currents ready to suck anything up that gets in its way! Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia