Rare wavy-lumpy clouds at sunset

Sunset is always a delightful sight. But what was caught on camera storm chaser Mike Olbinski, something unprecedented.

"We hunted to the North-East of Bismarck in North Dakota and when the storm subsided, I decided to go for a lonely cell on the back side of the storm line, — he wrote on "YouTube". — We knew that she has a hail core and was hoping that the color of a sunset will be magical, at least during the storm. We were also hoping to see some lightning. But we didn't have the slightest idea what will soon be faced. The clouds were taken not like a regular, curved, wave shape, and suddenly we realized that we see."

Oblinski and his team witnessed a rare formation of wavy-lumpy clouds. The landscape as if descended from the screen of a Hollywood movie apocalyptic theme. These clouds are usually very low, undulating, fluid, and beautifully lit. Oblinski and his team shot the time-laps, and see the beauty of these unique clouds rises at sunset.

In March 2017, the world meteorological organization has officially recognized the wavy-lumpy clouds new clouds and brought them to the international cloud Atlas. And it was the first addition in it more than half a century.

"The cloud consists of well-selected wave-like formations in the lower part, its structure is more chaotic and less horizontal than the wave clouds," reads the official definition.

The cloud is characterized by localized waves at the base may be smooth or dotted with small items that are sometimes bent at an acute angle. It is like looking at the sea surface and from the bottom up.

But even more apocalyptic example of the wavy-lumpy clouds.

Olbinski says that special sunset will remain in his memory long:

"It was undoubtedly one of the most incredible scenes that I saw, chasing storms the last 8 years."

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»