Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
WHILE THIS cloud formation seen over Kimball, Wis., Friday may resemble a tornado, the National Weather Service in Duluth determined it likely was a scud cloud. Kimball residents Jeanne E. Faulkner and Leland Sarmont provided the Daily Globe with photos of the cloud.
By RICHARD JENKINS
KIMBALL, Wis. - It appears the possible tornado that was reported to have touched down in Kimball shortly before noon wasn't actually a tornado.
According to the National Weather Service in Duluth, the cloud formation is actually what is known as a scud cloud.
"We also saw the same photo, and at least from what we had seen ... it looks like it's just what we call a scud cloud," said Bill Leatham, with the NWS-Duluth.
"Scud clouds are small, ragged, low cloud fragments that are unattached to a larger cloud base," information on a National Weathe...
