Swirling Clouds

The circular pattern to the clouds, which stretches from Ohio to Florida and from Arkansas to the Atlantic Coast, was caused by the flow of air around a sprawling high-pressure ridge centered in western Virginia, North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. This
The circular pattern to the clouds, which stretches from Ohio to Florida and from Arkansas to the Atlantic Coast, was caused by the flow of air around a sprawling high-pressure ridge centered in western Virginia, North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. This image was captured on Sept. 23, 2010 by NASA's Aqua satellite. (Image credit: NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.)

The circular pattern to the clouds, which stretches from Ohio to Florida and from Arkansas to the Atlantic Coast, was caused by the flow of air around a sprawling high-pressure ridge centered in western Virginia, North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. This image was captured on Sept. 23, 2010 by NASA's Aqua satellite.

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