Mammatus clouds...
Jorn Olsen works for the Dutton-Lainson Co. in Hastings, Nebraska, and lives
by Heartwell Park next to Hastings College. The other night, probably just
after the big storm hit, he took these photos and sent them to UNL which,
then, posted them to the following URL. The stadium lights are at the
Hastings College stadium just east of his home.
The clouds are called Mammatus clouds and there's a link on this URL that
tells about them. They do not precede a tornado, or foretell a storm, but
are formed when the air is already saturated with rain droplets and/or ice
crystals and begins to sink. The worst of the storm is usually over when
these kind of clouds are seen. They are quite rare, but really beautiful.
http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/june2004hastings-mammatus.html
Jorn Olsen works for the Dutton-Lainson Co. in Hastings, Nebraska, and lives
by Heartwell Park next to Hastings College. The other night, probably just
after the big storm hit, he took these photos and sent them to UNL which,
then, posted them to the following URL. The stadium lights are at the
Hastings College stadium just east of his home.
The clouds are called Mammatus clouds and there's a link on this URL that
tells about them. They do not precede a tornado, or foretell a storm, but
are formed when the air is already saturated with rain droplets and/or ice
crystals and begins to sink. The worst of the storm is usually over when
these kind of clouds are seen. They are quite rare, but really beautiful.
http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/june2004hastings-mammatus.html
