Boy what a fantastic sight we had tonight over my house in Pueblo, Colorado. This big t-storm produced these Mammatus Clouds. Lots or rain, some hail, and tornadoes to east of us, but no damage. I took well over a hundred shots. Hope you enjoy these. Van
Very neat. I've still not seen clouds like this personally. Maybe one day! Are tstorms like that 'normal' in your neck of the woods at this time of year? I'm going to be headed up that way (hopefully) within the next two weeks and wonder if I'm gonna run into those, although with clouds like that it may be worth it!
That's probably a good thing. Mammatus clouds are pretty uncommon. The storms assocuated with them are almost always severe, often tornadic. If you see these clouds, be prepared to seek substantial shelter.
That's probably a good thing. Mammatus clouds are pretty uncommon. The storms assocuated with them are almost always severe, often tornadic. If you see these clouds, be prepared to seek substantial shelter.
I saw that ona documentary which I remebered when I saw some over London a couple of weeks back (not so dramatic as this). So tell me more - why do they look like this?
WOW. That is INSANE! It looks like you photoshopped a lavalamp background behind your house! I've never seen anything remotely like this. Stunning shots.
I love seeing those suckers! THEY ARE AWESOME! Great shots! When I see those I go looking for a tornado or a funnel cloud (Weld COunty here in CO still has the highest number of funnel cloud sightings in the world-last I heard anyway). Use to chase and watch these types of storms growing up on the NE plains of CO. I have one that I shot at about 8,500 ft up in the Poudre Canyon at sunset on my birthday!
Are these clouds as they were or did you do something to them?
They are just beautiful
Nice whichever way. Nice work I love them all I am really into cloud images
I saw that ona documentary which I remebered when I saw some over London a couple of weeks back (not so dramatic as this). So tell me more - why do they look like this?
I will clarify what I said earlier in context of this article, which states:
Despite popular misconception, mammatus clouds usually are an indication severe weather has passed and thunderstorms are weakening. They are not a sign that a tornado is about to form.
However, mammatus clouds sometimes form on the upwind, or backside, of intense, severe thunderstorms that at the same time are dropping large hail and unleashing 60-70 mph bursts of wind.
A "dying" severe thunderstorm is still a severe storm capable of producing deadly lightning, severe winds and hail. And as the article notes, these clouds do sometimes form on the upwind side of intense, severe storms... so I stand by my original statement that you should "be prepared" to seek substantial shelter.
Thanks for the comments. After hearing local news, this storm produced softball sized hail and up to 5 inches of rain in less than an hour. Not sure if any tornados, but still a neat storm. I've seen Mammatus Couds, but nothing this intense or colorful.
Were supposed to get another round of severe storms today, so who knows? This usually happens in June or July in eastern Colorado, but late this summer. Van
Boy what a fantastic sight we had tonight over my house in Pueblo, Colorado. This big t-storm produced these Mammatus Clouds. Lots or rain, some hail, and tornadoes to east of us, but no damage. I took well over a hundred shots. Hope you enjoy these. Van
Absolutely breathtaking photos of the clouds, and excellent composition and crop to boot! You should consider submitting one of these to Earth Science Picture of the Day (do a google search if you've never been there). They get lots of great content shots, but few works of art!
