Wheel in the sky wows local residents

[G_j]

http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20081216/ARTICLES/812169924?Title=Wheel_in_the_sky_wows_local_residents
(photo at link)

Wheel in the sky wows local residents

Nikki Buskey
Staff Writer

Published: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 3:48 p.m.

HOUMA — Some people saw Jesus. Others blamed UFOs.


Locals who phoned and e-mailed the Daily Comet and The Courier this weekend about the strange cloud formation did agree on one thing: “It was the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen,” said Raceland resident Sandra Ledet, who shared some spectacular photos with the Daily Comet.

Shawn O’Neil, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Slidell, identified the phenomenon as a hole-punch cloud.

“They don’t occur all that often, and they are usually caused when an aircraft intersects altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds,” he said.

Altocumulus are high-altitude clouds, usually white or gray in color, that occur in sheets or patches. Cirrocumulus also are high-altitude clouds made up of supercooled liquid water droplets and ice crystals.

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[Lorien]

1. Here's a photo:

http://dcimg.ny.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=HC&Date=20081216&Category=ARTICLES&ArtNo=812169924&Ref=AR&MaxW=600&border=0

Dang, it won't post!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. Wow. I swear that cloud looks like three purty cats.

[OxQQme]

4. Flying Spaghetti Monster

tip toeing up there on the top.
It's not 2012 yet.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. The link works!

Thanks for the chance to see a really interesting photo!

[blaze]

2. Wow! Cool photo at link! n/t

[Algorem]

6. so now they don't know where they'll be tomorrow?