Friday, May 27, 2011

Cumulonimbus Mammatus






A little weather knowledge for you today. This is what you call Cumulonimbus Mammatus. Cumulo (the white fluffy clouds) nimbus (thunderstorm) Mammatus (the effect that looks like breasts or udders. Mammories). This cloud is a sign of bad weather. Severe thunderstorms or even tornadic activity. This was what I saw from home last night after the bulk of the storm. After the rain, heavy rain, heavy horizontal rain. And hail, pea sized hail, but still hail (note: it'll explode on your windshield if you drive through it). And wind. And lightning, lots and lots of awesome lightning. But no rotation. And no rotation is a good thing.

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