Now That’s a ‘Scary Looking Cloud’

May 30, 2018

This photo was taken near Jay Tuesday afternoon, and it is a scary looking cloud. But it was not a tornado or any kind of severe weather.

“It’s just a scary looking cloud (aka a scud cloud),” the National Weather Service in Mobile told NorthEscambia.com. There were no tornado warnings or severe thunderstorm warnings.

The NWS defines a scud cloud as “small, ragged, low cloud fragments that are unattached to a larger cloud base. These clouds are often seen behind thunderstorm gust fronts. These clouds are generally associated with cool moist air, such as thunderstorm outflow.”

Reader submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.


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