This week, many social media platform users were both stunned and terrified by a viral video clip showing what appears to be a neighborhood that is seemingly being devoured by a gigantic tsunami.
Creepy Phenomenon Rolling on a Neighborhood Arcus Clouds, Not a Tsunami
As seen in the clip, the massive wave at the back of the houses was described as an arcus cloud formation, also known as 'roll clouds.' The recording gives a more unsettling feeling to viewers because, despite the background noise coming from the people behind the camera, there were no other individuals that could be observed from the street.
Unoriented viewers might see the moving clouds as a massive waves similar to catastrophic tsunamis. The eerie silence of the place tops the fear brought by the video.
The viral cloud video was first uploaded to Reddit. "I was under the impression it was a tsunami. I've never seen clouds like this before," the caption reads.
In the first few hours after it was published, the clip gained upvotes from 80,000 users. The majority of the comments posted to the video explained how terrifying the scene is.
Some users associated the arcus clouds with an apocalyptic nightmare they had in dreams, while others say the phenomenon resembles the iconic scene from Christopher Nolan's sci-fi film 'Interstellar.'
People also testified to this type of atmospheric anomaly, saying that they also had experienced similar accounts and even saw waves in the sky close to what the video had, UNILAD reports.
A roll cloud is a low, horizontal, tube-shaped, and relatively rare type of arcus cloud. This unusual view is believed to come from Cincinnati, Ohio and shows a huge formation of clouds rolling towards a row of neat houses [source: https://t.co/yNkMtNWjBU] pic.twitter.com/uxgaeJbC91
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 16, 2022
Arcus Clouds Appear Due to Thunderstorm
Arcus clouds naturally occur when a thunderstorm materializes. The wave-like features of the cloud are commonly found at the edge of the storm's concentrated region. In this atmospheric spot, cooler air collides with warmer molecules that feed thunderstorms' power.
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According to enthusiasts, the video was probably recorded in a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. After the creepy clip was published online, several other images and recordings from other people were also shared to confirm the event.
This month, Cincinnati faced many surges of heavy rains and was subsequently covered by storm clouds. The natural calamity brought down properties and trees across the city.
The state reported Monday that approximately 90,000 people experienced a power outage due to the bettering rains and wind of the storms.
Energy firm Duke, the major supplier of electricity in Cincinnati, explained Wednesday that the power interruptions and blackouts were caused by the storms that traveled across the city throughout the week.
The calamity inflicted heavy damage to the power grids, trees, and poles of the city, but some of the neighborhoods have already been given their power supplies back, the company continued.
According to Met Office, Arcus clouds could reach up to 6,500 feet in height and commonly appear in the shape of a wedge or a rolling column that moves horizontally.
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