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Mammatus cloud seen at Puthenpeedika, India Mammatus clouds formation in Coimbatore, India Mammatus clouds over the Nepal Himalayas. Mammatus (also called mamma [1] or mammatocumulus, meaning "mammary cloud") is a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud, typically a cumulonimbus raincloud, although they may be attached to other classes of parent clouds.
Mammatus clouds cover the Wichita sky at the Keeper of the Plains Tuesday, April 30, 2024, after a line of thunderstorms passed through the area. Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle
Scattered showers and thunderstorms passing through Texas on Friday, August 23, created a striking scene. Bulbous mammatus clouds, like celestial cotton, blushed with an orange hue as the setting ...
Here’s why the clouds looked so dramatic Tuesday night in Wichita.
Mammatus (also known as mamma or mammatocumulus, meaning "breast-cloud") is a meteorological term applied to a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud. The name "mammatus" is derived from the Latin mamma (breast), due to the resemblance between the shape of these clouds and human female breasts.
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Develops from cumulus clouds and can reach great heights, often associated with thunderstorms. Indicates severe weather, such as thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail, and sometimes tornadoes. Mammatus ...
3 panels each showing 9 locations throughout New Zealand, at 3 hour intervals, ending in current time slot. Colour coding is derived from 'reflectivity' (DBz). Images can be enlarged. Data provided by MetService, Image enhancement by Metvuw. Mammatus Cloud Christmas Day 2005