Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds in Birmingham

[Kevin]

Via James Spann and ABC 33/40...

http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=55225



Probably one of the cloud types I've always wanted to see most...Kelvin-Helmholtz. These popped up right in the middle of Birmingham around Midday today and were really nicely visible. Also really low to the ground...usually they're up a good bit in altitude.

[skillsweather]

Wow.. Them clould's look cool. It's like cloud waves.haha

[toastido]

Via James Spann and ABC 33/40...

http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=55225



Probably one of the cloud types I've always wanted to see most...Kelvin-Helmholtz. These popped up right in the middle of Birmingham around Midday today and were really nicely visible. Also really low to the ground...usually they're up a good bit in altitude.

The only cloud formation that makes me more excited than mammatus.

[Kevin]

Wow.. Them clould's look cool. It's like cloud waves.haha

Its actually the same instability process that causes both (ocean waves)...here's the Wikipedia article...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin%E2%80%93Helmholtz_instability

Usually in clouds it occurs in Cirrus. These seemed to almost occur out of a low stratus/fog...which is very unusual and why it was at ground level.

[Bigm33]

Wow those are pretty incredible...I honestly don't think I have ever seen such a cloud formation before.

[bigalpha]

The only cloud formation that makes me more excited than mammatus.

I have seen video of cloud formations in Australia that looks like a huuuuge never ending cable. They stretch for hundreds of miles. don't recall the name off hand.

[dwagner88]

Was Dr. Seuss nearby? Looks like something out of whoville.

[WFayetteTN]

Didnt know if you had seen this in the news yesterday out of Birmingham, AL.. Its called Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability.  Yahoo News may have some better news sources.. but this one has a photo attached. Pretty cool stuff!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4013690/Rare-cloud-pattern-br-is-a-sight-to-sea.html