Fog That looks like a Tidal Wave!

in nature •  8 years ago 

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Fog Bank on Maryland Beach Looks Like a Shelf Cloud
Visitors enjoying a nice day at a Maryland beach were treated to a spectacular sight in the atmosphere, but it was nowhere near as ominous as it appeared.
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What Caused This Cloud?

East to northeast winds off the still-cool Atlantic Ocean plunged southward Tuesday along the Eastern Seaboard.

This was due to low pressure off the southern New England coast reinforced by outflow winds from a morning band of rain that pushed off the Jersey Shore.
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As it advanced southward, that push of cool air wedged under warmer, moister air, lifting it up along its edge to form that cloud bank.

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For more information
https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/assateague-maryland-cloud-bank-june2017-photos

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Wow, that's a pretty foreboding sight!

That is really cool! Must have been scary to be at the beach and seeing this in the distance!

awesome

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

Man that looks cool!
I have never seen anything like it!
One is always such surprised what nature can come up with!

Amazing photos!!

No, you're amazing.

Wow , MERAVIGLIOSO QUESTO FENOMENO.
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