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Strange cloud and beautiful sunset

Faster horses

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We noticed a strange cloud the other evening so I took some pictures.
We found out later that a tornado touched down on the north side
of this. I don't think there was much, if any, damage from it.

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A little closer up:
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This sunset was a few nights later:

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Faster horses

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I'd never seen anything like it. JL, what you are calling the 'anvil'
is the white part that is horizontal? What does that signify? Thanks.
 

the_jersey_lilly_2000

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Some call it an anvil..some call it a sail. It's the part out in front of the cloud at the top. Growin up in West Texas...that was a typical cloud.....lol they nearly all had potential to make a tornado.

I googled...What is an anvil cloud?

Anvil clouds, which are mostly ice, form in the upper parts of thunderstorms. They get their anvil shape from the fact that the rising air in thunderstorms expands and spreads out as the air bumps up against the bottom of the stratosphere. You will often see streaks of snow falling out of the edges of anvils. This light snow usually evaporates as it falls through the relatively dry air surrounding the upper part of the thunderstorm.
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And a wall cloud.
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Faster horses

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Very interesting. Thanks.

Here is a broader view of it:

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In this shot, I can see the 'mushroom' that you showed in the post above.
I really hadn't noticed that before. Thanks again, Jersey Lilly.
 

Faster horses

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Actually, we weren't scared as that didn't look like any tornado
cloud we had ever seen. It wasn't til the next day that we heard
of the tornado touching down on the other side of it.
I thought it was interesting that after JL talked about the clouds,
that you could actually see the mushroom cloud behind the wall
in the last picture. That made me really appreciate the photo. And glad
we didn't get anything out of it.
 

the_jersey_lilly_2000

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My 4th grade science teacher is responsible for my interest in clouds, and tornado type weather. Not that I'm an expert.....far from it. But ever since that day in class....when it was about 2pm in the afternoon....and it turned pitch dark outside....he gave us a lesson on tornado weather.....and I've been kinda fascinated ever since. (We probably should have been out in the hallway with our books over our heads but instead he gave a lesson I don't think any of us will ever forget)
Even tho I've never seen a tornado. I've seen lots of weather that had them in it. Growin up in West Texas.....it's just part of every day life for a few months out of every year.
I absolutely loved lookin out across forever out there and seein the huge thunderheads, most of which look similar to the one you posted Fh. Can't do that here. Ya don't see clouds until they are right on top of you. Too many trees to get a far off shot of anything.
 

Trinity man

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the_jersey_lilly_2000 said:
My 4th grade science teacher is responsible for my interest in clouds, and tornado type weather. Not that I'm an expert.....far from it. But ever since that day in class....when it was about 2pm in the afternoon....and it turned pitch dark outside....he gave us a lesson on tornado weather.....and I've been kinda fascinated ever since. (We probably should have been out in the hallway with our books over our heads but instead he gave a lesson I don't think any of us will ever forget)
Even tho I've never seen a tornado. I've seen lots of weather that had them in it. Growin up in West Texas.....it's just part of every day life for a few months out of every year.
I absolutely loved lookin out across forever out there and seein the huge thunderheads, most of which look similar to the one you posted Fh. Can't do that here. Ya don't see clouds until they are right on top of you. Too many trees to get a far off shot of anything.

Jersey what part of West Texas are you from? My mother grew up around Snyder Texas and went to school in Hermeleigh (sp) Texas in the 1920's.
 
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