Jellyfish in the skies?

U.S. & Caribbean Weather Discussions and Severe Weather Events

Moderator: S2k Moderators

Forum rules

The posts in this forum are NOT official forecast and should not be used as such. They are just the opinion of the poster and may or may not be backed by sound meteorological data. They are NOT endorsed by any professional institution or STORM2K.

Help Support Storm2K
Post Reply
Message
Author
User avatar
markh
Tropical Low
Tropical Low
Posts: 15
Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2003 6:06 am
Location: Leics, UK

Jellyfish in the skies?

#1 Postby markh » Wed Oct 15, 2003 10:47 am

..... well thats what they looked like as they passed over us in the UK recently. More specifically Ac cast with virga. Pretty spectacular taking on an almost 'extra terrestrial' look.

<img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/markh/weather//Tues%20Ac%20Cs%206%20pan.jpg">

Hope you enjoy.

Mark
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
TexasStooge
Category 5
Category 5
Posts: 38127
Joined: Tue Mar 25, 2003 1:22 pm
Location: Irving (Dallas County), TX
Contact:
Contact TexasStooge

#2 Postby TexasStooge » Wed Oct 15, 2003 11:10 am

They do look like jellyfish, do they?

Thanx for the pic!
0 likes   
Weather Enthusiast since 1991.
- Facebook
- Twitter
Top
User avatar
Colin
Category 5
Category 5
Posts: 5086
Joined: Fri Apr 18, 2003 4:17 pm
Location: Catasauqua, PA
Contact:
Contact Colin

#3 Postby Colin » Wed Oct 15, 2003 11:34 am

Wow...awesome pic! :) Thanks for sharing! ;)
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
JCT777
Category 5
Category 5
Posts: 6251
Joined: Mon Oct 14, 2002 9:21 am
Location: Spring Mount, PA
Contact:
Contact JCT777

#4 Postby JCT777 » Wed Oct 15, 2003 11:37 am

Great pic, Mark! 8-)
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
Amanzi
Category 5
Category 5
Posts: 4883
Age: 47
Joined: Wed Oct 09, 2002 10:12 pm
Location: Epsom,UK

#5 Postby Amanzi » Wed Oct 15, 2003 11:37 am

Wow... they do look like jellyfish! Thanks for posting that :)
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
PTrackerLA
Category 5
Category 5
Posts: 5277
Age: 41
Joined: Thu Oct 10, 2002 8:40 pm
Location: Lafayette, LA

#6 Postby PTrackerLA » Wed Oct 15, 2003 12:44 pm

Neat pic, thanks for posting.
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
pawlee
Category 2
Category 2
Posts: 778
Age: 51
Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2003 2:32 am
Location: Central IL
Contact:
Contact pawlee

#7 Postby pawlee » Wed Oct 15, 2003 8:15 pm

now that's some crazy virga action! so when are you going to publish a calender? you know these images of such quality! p
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
breeze
Category 5
Category 5
Posts: 9110
Age: 62
Joined: Sat Feb 08, 2003 4:55 pm
Location: Lawrenceburg, TN

#8 Postby breeze » Thu Oct 16, 2003 7:11 pm

That's a "WOW"! Most amazing!
0 likes   
Top
ColdFront77

#9 Postby ColdFront77 » Thu Oct 16, 2003 8:07 pm

Those are unique clouds!

I wonder if anyone has ever seen them in the United States...

Are they "more common" in England?
Last edited by ColdFront77 on Sun Oct 19, 2003 11:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
markh
Tropical Low
Tropical Low
Posts: 15
Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2003 6:06 am
Location: Leics, UK

#10 Postby markh » Fri Oct 17, 2003 2:41 am

ColdFront77 wrote:Those are some unique looking clouds.

I wonder if anyone has ever seen this in the United States.

Are these clouds "more common" in England?


Not really. I have never seen anything like this in th UK before. They are actually a result of Hurricane Fabian skirting the UK bringing with it some upper level instability.

Mark
0 likes   
Top
ColdFront77

#11 Postby ColdFront77 » Fri Oct 17, 2003 3:25 am

Even more interesting, being associated with Hurricane Fabian skirting the UK. :D
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
StormCrazyIowan
Category 5
Category 5
Posts: 6599
Age: 42
Joined: Tue Feb 11, 2003 8:13 pm
Location: Quad Cities, IA
Contact:
Contact StormCrazyIowan

#12 Postby StormCrazyIowan » Fri Oct 17, 2003 11:09 am

Wow, another awesome one! I must say I loooove your pictures, you have some real talent!
0 likes   
Top
User avatar
vbhoutex
Storm2k Executive
Storm2k Executive
Posts: 29113
Age: 73
Joined: Wed Oct 09, 2002 11:31 pm
Location: Cypress, TX
Contact:
Contact vbhoutex

#13 Postby vbhoutex » Sun Oct 19, 2003 11:54 pm

I have seen any clouds that looked anything remotely like that!! It looks almost like there was upper air stability with high winds below it. However since you stated what caused it Mark I know better.
0 likes   
Skywarn, C.E.R.T.
Please click below to donate to STORM2K to help with the expenses of keeping the site going:
Image
Top
User avatar
Pburgh
S2K Supporter
S2K Supporter
Posts: 5403
Age: 80
Joined: Thu Feb 06, 2003 9:36 am
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.

#14 Postby Pburgh » Mon Oct 20, 2003 7:28 am

Beautiful
Thanks
0 likes   
Top
Post Reply

Return to “USA & Caribbean Weather”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 20 guests