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Have you ever looked up at the sky and been struck speechless by a cloud so strange it seemed like a message from another ...
Mammatus clouds typically form beneath the anvil of a cumulonimbus cloud. And unlike most other clouds, which develop as a ...
MAMMATUS CLOUDS. Mammatus clouds can create quite the sight in the sky. They form the same way a typical funnel cloud does, with sinking air. Typically these kind of clouds will form at the bottom ...
Mammatus are a rare cloud type that forms when air sinks versus most clouds which form due to rising air. Mammatus clouds are often associated with severe thunderstorms as strong subsidence in the ...
In the summer months, the skies can fill up with a variety of interesting and unusual cloud formations, especially during stormy weather. Clouds are more than just picturesque features of the sky ...
Mammatus clouds derive their name from the Latin word mamma, meaning "udder" or "breast".They are not their own genus or variety of cloud, but rather a feature on a "parent" cloud.
For example, mammatus clouds are typically associated with severe weather. They often appear when there's a storm. It's been suggested on social media that those were the type of clouds over ...
Some viewers may have seen mammatus clouds on the backside of the storms that rolled through yesterday evening, let's take a quick look at how those interesting cloud structures form.
When it comes to cool cloud formations, mammatus clouds rank high. They’re a favorite with KSAT Connect users who sometimes call them bubble clouds or cotton ball clouds. They were actually ...
Mammatus, and the tops of storms that they form under, are signs that it's time to head indoors. At the very least, their parent storms can bring heavy rain like what happened on Tuesday.
This is an example of a mammatus cloud. (National Weather Service) SHELF CLOUDS. Shelf clouds originate from the bottom of a storm cloud. Storms have updrafts and downdrafts.