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Cloud Cache Series - Shelf Cloud Traditional Cache

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Team_Schnauzer: Another cache that continues to disappear on us. No more replacing it.

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Hidden : 11/4/2011
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This should be an easy P & G located just off of Story County Hwy S-14. Log only so please BYOP. Place container back as you found it after you've signed the log.

This cache has been renamed and is now part of our Cloud Cache Series. It was the cache formerly known as "Sign In."

There is a farm within a few hundred feet of the cache site and they may be able to see you from there at certain times during the day so stealth may be needed.

A shelf cloud is similar to lenticularis cloud, but on a much larger scale. A shelf cloud sometimes forms ahead of a severe, long-lasting thunderstorm such as a mesoscale convective system (MCS), multicell or supercell. Cold downdraft air surges out along the surface and lifts the (usually conditionally stable) warm air ahead of the storm up to condensation level. A smooth shelf-like cloud forms, skirting the thunderstorm. The shelf cloud is usually accompanied by a gustfront and sometimes also a roll cloud.

Thank you for geocaching in Story County!

*Congratulations to RedHeadBassett on the FTF!*

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