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Lenticular clouds earlier today over the island of Crete! (credit: Maria Dikaiakou and Zina Prapa)

2/13/2016

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DISCUSSION: Here is a great post courtesy of Severe Weather Greece which depicts gorgeous lenticular clouds over the island of Crete. Lenticular clouds often form as a result of laminar flow aloft in the atmosphere which flows over higher terrain; inducing localized condensation of moisture over the higher terrain which forms the lenticular clouds!  Beautiful shots to say the least! To learn more about other high-impact weather events from across Europe, be sure to click here!

#Lenticular clouds over #Crete yesterday. First photo by Maria Dikaiakou / Second photo by Zina Prapa Φακοειδή νέφη πά...

Posted by Severe Weather Greece on Saturday, February 13, 2016
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