New Cloud Type

Okay, so this isn't exactly news... but since we haven't written about it on here yet and Cody wrote you a book about how models and ensembles work (and the models are still not in agreement about this next storm yet)... I'm going to let you all know about a new cloud type that is on it's way to being classified. The clouds are called Undulatus Asperatus. They are very rare, but a lot of people get a bit freaked out by them because of their ominous appearance, you can see why. These are now on their way to being officially classified as a unique cloud type because they are different from other undulatus clouds. They would be the first new cloud formation to be added in over 50 years. The clouds actually dissipate before storms form, despite their dark and threatening appearance. They are usually seen in the Plains (you probably have seen them before, mainly during the morning or middle of the day) and they usually form after thunderstorms, and we get plenty of those during the summer. The Royal Meteorological Society is currently gathering evidence for how these clouds form to decide if they shall officially be classified as a new cloud type.

I actually think they kind of look like Vincent Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" from 1889.

Maybe they were his inspiration over a century ago... anyone else?

~KDLT Meteorologist Jesse Ritka