Massive atmospheric wave front in Iowa Oct. 2007
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Channel: zzentityzz · 2012 · Entertainment
Giant waves—"undular bore waves"—were photographed Oct. 3rd flowing across the skies of Des Moines, Iowa. (Credit: KCCI-TV Des Moines and Iowa Environmental Mesonet SchoolNet8 Webcam.) "Thunderstorms tearing across Iowa on Oct. 3rd spawned a train of four waves." "Typical waves measure 5 miles from peak to peak and race across the sky at 10 to 50 mph.These waves churn up the atmosphere, causing instabilities that can initiate and sustain severe storms."
