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Hole Punch Clouds Over Maryland
Source info:
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| Date: | 2014-12-04 23:30:09 |
| Blog: | Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2014/12/04/hole-punch-clouds-maryland/ |
Summary:
This “Hole Punch Cloud” was spotted over Somerset County Maryland today, and the technical name meteorologists use is “Fall Streak Hole”. They are rather rare, and happen when super-cooled water in a cloud suddenly freezes. The freezing can be started by the introduction of some ice crystals and then the super-cooled water freezes, and falls out as ice crystals. Liquid water at temperatures well below freezing is actually fairly common …Content analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | US | 38.8235 | -75.9238 |
| Somerset | US | 38.1114 | -75.7459 |
Keywords:
Fall Streak Hole, freezing, Hole Punch Cloud, Hole Punch Clouds, ice crystals, Liquid water, Somerset County Maryland, super-cooled water freezes, technical name meteorologists, temperatures, Uncategorized
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