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Melinda Keown of Butler Country captured photos of a rare moonbow last night in southern Kentucky. A moonbow, also known as a “lunar rainbow”, is similar to a rainbow but is created by moonlight rather than direct sunlight. Moonbows are extremely rare because multiple factors must come into play for one to occur: The moon […]
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Fallstreak Hole Appears Over Australia
A rare ‘Fallstreak Hole‘ appeared over Australia earlier today. The National Weather Service describes a fallstreak hole as follows: A fallstreak hole (also known as a “hole punch cloud”) is a large circular or elliptical gap that can appear in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds. Fallstreak holes can result from a number of things, one being […]
South Dakota Heat Burst
Two nights ago in Huron, South Dakota the temperature jumped from 73 degrees to 91 degrees in less than an hour. This rare phenomenon is known as a Heat Burst. As the temperature spiked, the relative humidity dropped to around 25% and wind gusts reached near 50 mph. This tweet from WeatherBug shows the bulls eye […]
Wedge Tornado Hits the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia
A rare wedge tornado hit the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia on August 29th. While tornadoes in the extreme southwestern part of Russia are not unheard of, violent tornadoes are far and few between. Here are a few images and videos of this massive tornado. More footage of the Bashkortostan, Russia wedge yesterday! WOW!!! […]
Rare PDS Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued
A rare *Particularly Dangerous Situation* Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley until 9 PM CDT. This watch includes the city of Chicago, Illinois. “WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND SCATTERED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80 MPH LIKELY ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE A TORNADO OR […]