Need help to identify this picture

[Gaetan Cormier]

Hello guys!

On a chase on june 15th, I captured a cloud feature that looks like a wall cloud, but I don't think it is one.

Here are 2 pics of it:

And a wider view:

So.. what do you think? Is this feature caused by inflow?

 

[joel ewing]

My first thought was that this is indeed some kind of inflow feature.
Kinda bizarre but cool looking!
A perfect "sheriffnado" if there ever was one.

 

[Dann Cianca]

I agree with Joel, based on the position of the main updraft tower and the shape and texture of the cloud ... it looks like an inflow feature of some sort. Reminds me of a few we've been seeing here in Colorado on some skinny towers along the Front Range.

 

[Gaetan Cormier]

Joel and Dan, thank you for your replies...
Do you know if there's a particuliar name to a feature like this?

 

[Gaetan Cormier]

Haha !
I think that we should call this one the Chuck Norris Footcloud!

 

[Laura Duchesne]

Footumulus. Can be precursor to bunions.

That does look like some sort of inflow. It's under the main updraft in that tower. Notice on the "lowering" that it's pointy on one side only? That's the direction where the inflow is coming in from. Kinda like larger inflow bands or a beaver tail on a supercell, but in this case, is much smaller scale. Interesting find though!

 

[Skip Talbot]

It looks like an LP updraft base. I can see there are larger storms in the vicinity, but perhaps its something small being kicked up under the anvil/flanking line. I've seen similar, small LP cells under the anvils of larger storms.

 

[Brian Stertz]

Ambiguous cumulus base...seen this a bunch on a high LCL situation. See this alot out in C.Kansas on bust days.

 

[Jim Saueressig]

Its obviously a kings foot hanging from the cloud he is on. His face is quite clear to the eye brows, eyes, nose and beard. He appears to have some type of crown on his head and as to what he is doing I will not outline that as you might see it differently than I.

 

[Skip Talbot]

Jim is right. Its obviously Zeus kicking it back. Must have been a bust chase day.

 

[Marko Korosec]

As for me, this is inflow feature cloud. Pedestal cloud or how do they call it.

LOL @ that king image

 

[Gaetan Cormier]

King image is funny! haha!
Thanks all for taking the time to comment on the picture

 

[Darrin Rasberry]

Did he mean the shadowy cloud behind the foot-like feature, though?