cumulonimbus
noun
cu·mu·lo·nim·bus
ˈkyü-myə-(ˌ)lō-ˈnim-bəs 
: cumulus cloud having a low base and often spread out in the shape of an anvil extending to great heights see cloud illustration
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How hail forms Hail forms inside cumulonimbus clouds, which also produce thunder and lightning.
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Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 16 June 2024
The phenomenon can be caused by pockets of hot air rising, or weather systems such as cumulonimbus clouds.
—TIME, 21 May 2024
Hail forms inside cumulonimbus clouds, which produce severe weather, including thunder, lightning and heavy rain.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
In an average year, about 800 tornadoes are reported nationwide, and the violent rotating columns of air that come in contact with land and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, a cumulus cloud, result in about 80 deaths and 1500 injuries, according to the National Weather Service.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 July 2023
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Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 16 June 2024
The phenomenon can be caused by pockets of hot air rising, or weather systems such as cumulonimbus clouds.
—TIME, 21 May 2024
Hail forms inside cumulonimbus clouds, which produce severe weather, including thunder, lightning and heavy rain.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
In an average year, about 800 tornadoes are reported nationwide, and the violent rotating columns of air that come in contact with land and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, a cumulus cloud, result in about 80 deaths and 1500 injuries, according to the National Weather Service.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 July 2023
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cumulonimbus
noun
cu·mu·lo·nim·bus
ˌkyü-myə-lō-ˈnim-bəs
: a cumulus cloud that has a low base and that is often spread out in the shape of an anvil extending to great heights
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