08-03-2017 19:37 via kxan.com

“Wavy” cloud formations spotted across Central Texas

Wednesday morning brought a great deal of low clouds across the KXAN viewing area. However, it’s the formation those clouds were making that had many folks grabbing their cameras and snapping a photo. So why were the clouds taking on such a “wavy” shape?
The cloud formation many had witnessed is called “Undulatus Asperatus.” This “undulation” or wave-like motion in the atmosphere moves air up and down, causing winds to brush along the base of low clouds.
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