Thunderstorms can be characterized by their classic anvil-shaped tops, which are where the air hits a strong, stable layer of the atmosphere and can’t force its way through it. This layer is often ...

Storm clouds make great pictures, but what do they mean. J. Staas Haught, USA TODAY NETWORK. Mon, July 1, 2024 at 11:17 AM UTC. ... Towering, dense clouds with a flat, anvil-shaped top.

Cool shots of thunderstorms often show anvil clouds. GREENSBORO, N.C. — Well, on days with widely scattered thunderstorms, you might capture a good view of a well-developed cumulonimbus tower in ...

Anvil cloud: The popular name applied to the upper, flattened ice-crystal portion of a cumulonimbus (thunderhead) cloud formed when the storm’s updraft encounters a layer of stable air and ...

The May 18 flight flew over areas of northeast Colorado and southwest Nebraska, flying four steps of a ladder pattern in the cirrus clouds of a storm anvil, in addition to the L-shaped pattern legs.

Flying high over the ground in a plane, a thunderstorm's anvil cloud might be the last thing you want to see, but it's exactly what a group of scientists conducting an airborne mission were ...

Dear Tom,I have seen cumulonimbus clouds (thunderheads) with classic anvil formations at the top. What air mass is above the anvil causing it to flatten?Scott, Bloomingdale, Ill. Dear Scott, The tr… ...

Astronaut Alexander Gerst captured a picturesque view of of a massive, Saharan dust storm from a window on the International Space Station. ... Anvil clouds poke through a muddy sea of Saharan dust.

Beauty after the storm. Mammatus clouds over Calvin, OK. #okwx #koco5 ... Another possibility is that evaporative cooling occurs as parcels of air containing precipitation sink beneath an anvil cloud.

Several Local 12 viewers around the Tri-State this weekend sent in photos of an oddly-shaped cloud asking for an explanation of what it is and how it forms.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A lone thunderstorm near Fredericksburg created a gigantic anvil cloud Monday evening. KXAN viewers reached out to us with a mix of fear and excitement as the Independence Day ...

Storm clouds make great pictures, but what do they mean. Gannett. J. Staas Haught, USA TODAY NETWORK. July 1, 2024 at 7:17 AM. ... Towering, dense clouds with a flat, anvil-shaped top.