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Take A Guess: How Far Away Was This Cool Cloud?
July 18, 2013
A rather unique looking “mushroom cloud” was visible across the North Escambia area just before sunset Wednesday. It was the only major cloud in the skies, visible from Walnut Hill (above, NorthEscambia.com photo) and even from Mobile (below, National Weather Service photo).
How far away do you think this cloud was? Scroll down the page for the answer.
As shown on this radar image from the National Weather Service is Mobile, the cloud was actually about 40 miles from the location of the top photo taken in Walnut Hill. It was about 80 miles away from the bottom photo taken by the National Weather Service in Mobile.
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4 Responses to “Take A Guess: How Far Away Was This Cool Cloud?”
William did you ask the NWS in Mobile how high the cloud was ?
We were in Daphne yesterday, heading back to Walnut Hill and saw this cloud from over in that area.
The mushroom cloud appeared to be right in our back yard across the cotton fields. Took several beautiful photos myself….amazing picture! Thank you for sharing.
Great pictures. My father used to call them, “Anvil Tops” based on their appearance. I remember reading somewhere that a thunderstorm has reached it max when the anvil top appears.