Mammatus Cloud Formations over Union Square Park<
Mammatus clouds in Iraq, April 2006
Posted on 06/27/2009 10:22:16 AM PDT by JoeProBono
These very strange cloud formations suddenly appeared in the sky around 8:30 p.m. when the sun was setting in Union Square Park in NYC today.
Moments before their appearance, people were casually sitting on the steps of the park entrance and carrying on as most New Yorkers do. Suddenly, there were sounds of gasps and one by one people held their cell phones up to the sky to photograph this strange occurrence.
These weren't the famed chemtrails, neither the Lenticular clouds that are mistaken for UFO's or the wispy metaphysical Sylphs often spoken about in spiritual circles.
These clouds weren't even similar to the new "Asperatus" clouds seen all over the world which the Royal Meteorological Society are trying to officially add to a new cloud category (an event of which hasn't occurred since 1951.)
It is interesting that these clouds appeared a few days after an interesting article appeared in Associated Press by Michael Crumb mentioning the woman in Des Moines, Iowa who photographed the apparently new formation in 2006.
Even if they turn out to be just a play of wind and light; the sight of them made quite a few New Yorkers stop there frantic pace, take their eyes off their Blackberry's and raise them up to photograph this magnificent sky.
Mammatus Cloud Formations over Union Square Park<
Mammatus clouds in Iraq, April 2006
Boobie clouds.
Bump for later.
If those were the clouds, they’re nothing new. I’ve seen them many times, most recently last week in Chicago.
Looks like the inside of my old freezer
I don’t know what Rorschach would make of this but I think these pictures should be R rated
Looks like Union Square got teabagged.
I live in South Western Queens and we had the same formations here. The sky was also a deep red color - quite beautiful. I wasn’t thinking, I should have snapped a cell phone picture. It would have made nice wallpaper for my phone. Oh well. As all of you here in NYC know, last night we had some terrific thunderstorms moving through the area.
I saw them last night on the Upper East Side...everyone was on the sidewalk looking up snapping pictures. It was really breathtaking.
Bush’s fault
wow. very interesting.
Signs and wonders.
Cool! Very Organic looking!
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