May 22, 2005.  This is an actual photo of a cloud near Louisville, Kentucky.  The photographer stated he thought it tempting to fly into this Tunnel Cloud.  I personally advise against it.  I understand the curiosity but there is needed a fairly sophisticated understanding of an anomally like this before the untrained weather pilot flies into it.  I would think a venture like that would require some experience not short of that of hurricane pilots that fly into the 'eye' of a hurricane.  Now, to 'guesstimate' the etiology of this cloud is to realize a short time ago I witnessed a 'Tropospheric Tornado' offshore East Coast USA.  This anomally occurred in a growing velocity that was experienced on the near shore as a strong rain and wind event.  We experienced the anomally in Wilmington, North Carolina as we watched the offshore system build on a satellite.  This cloud system questionably has an internal rotation that maintains it's shape.  It appears to be dense and cohesive.  It is a fascinating FIND and I congratulate the photographer but reserve the right to state that caution needs to be exercised to any anomally noted in this highly reactive Climate Change skies.  Fascinating Find. 

