An unusually tall pancake lenticular cloud appearing late in the day. Such clouds can rise several thousand feet, but I rarely see one this high, complex and on a very warm day in the 80's in mid June. A cold front did pass through within 24 hours with heavy rain, very active thunder/lightning. Sometimes these clouds precede significant weather changes.
Location: Looking due south toward the Black Mountain Ranger from my home in Ledger, south of Bakersville, in western North Carolina.
Date: 06-11-04.
Photographer: Doug Sudduth.
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