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Photographer's description:
Distant thunderstorms. One in foreground in development. Background thunderstorm
has tattered anvil.
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Photographer |
Ron Ciminero |
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Date taken |
July 18, 2005 |
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Location |
Cleves, Ohio (Hamilton
County)
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Event |
Cumulonimbus
with anvil |
Additional notes
Anvil clouds form when a rising updraft encounters warm air
aloft and reaches a "lid". This causes the updraft to cease rising
and the air fans out. Anvils are signs of a mature thunderstorm.
In this photo, the anvil has ragged edges which implies the updraft may
have weakened. An anvil with well-defined edges suggests the
updraft is still going strong.
Related NWS Product:
None
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