Beautiful fallstreak clouds punched round, gaping holes in the skies across the South today.
Here’s a sampling of some of the magnificent clouds, many obtained via the Twitter feed of meteorologist James Spann out of Birmingham.
A pretty hole in the clouds. @spann #decembersky #clouds #sunshine #Godscanvas pic.twitter.com/F0BugckF5C
— Tammy (@oboyd) December 29, 2015
Interesting cloud formation in Northport, Alabama. @spann @ttownwx @953thebear pic.twitter.com/EbvtvG3h2D
— k_m (@SmartChix) December 29, 2015
@spann hole punch cloud in Tuscaloosa, AL above @AASS35th pic.twitter.com/bPkSpNqEeu
— Chris Rhodes (@cglennrhodes) December 29, 2015
Cool sky in T-town! @spann pic.twitter.com/SsGsx5IlVf
— Rebecca Duncan (@rebeccagduncan) December 29, 2015
COOL CLOUD! Hole punch cloud seen this morning from Zachary, Louisiana. Photo: Amber Naquin. #LAwx pic.twitter.com/jlGQzglAJr
— Mark Tarello (@mark_tarello) December 29, 2015
@spann pic.twitter.com/8jBHEbq2dZ
— Devan Flannery (@FlanneryDevan) December 29, 2015
#Holepunch #fallstreak showing its love for Birmingham. @spann @NWSBirmingham #bmxwx pic.twitter.com/PmTwdXDYd3
— Bryan Gervais ⛳ (@GervaisBryan) December 29, 2015
I'm not really sure but it looks like a hole punch cloud over #Atmore Al 12-29-15 @spann pic.twitter.com/45RgfD387g
— Ditto Gorme (@dittogorme) December 29, 2015
Satellite views
The clouds were so pervasive that satellite imagery over the South resembled swiss cheese. Some great views from Twitter, below:
Hole punch clouds seen via the Terra sattelite using MODIS True Color Imagery earlier this afternoon #alwx #mswx pic.twitter.com/U5t8mEy4JF
— Peter Mullinax (@wxmvpete) December 29, 2015
Visible satellite view of the hole punch clouds… pic.twitter.com/ORqyNuy2uV
— James Spann (@spann) December 29, 2015
Visible satellite starting to look a little like swiss cheese over LA and MS. Can you spot the hole punch clouds? pic.twitter.com/7KGxPuObbk
— NWS New Orleans (@NWSNewOrleans) December 29, 2015