CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Champaign County looked up and exclaimed Thursday morning. A massive roll cloud was hovering overhead.
People said they could even feel a difference in the air when the cloud drifted by.
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Roll clouds are very rare. They are related to a shelf cloud, but without a parent cloud or storm to form off of.
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The roll cloud could be seen all across Champaign County.