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08/09/2004 11:28:32 PM · #1 |
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
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08/09/2004 11:29:44 PM · #2 |
| Beautiful!! Big storm here too, but nothing but down trees, nothing cool like yours at all. |
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08/09/2004 11:30:39 PM · #3 |
pretty wild
never seen clouds like that before.
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08/09/2004 11:35:44 PM · #4 |
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08/09/2004 11:39:53 PM · #5 |
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!
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08/09/2004 11:41:10 PM · #6 |
wow! Really incredible shots!
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08/09/2004 11:43:11 PM · #7 |
| Those are cool clouds, ive never seen anything like that! |
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08/09/2004 11:46:32 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by soup:
pretty wild
never seen clouds like that before. |
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.
-Terry
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08/10/2004 12:37:45 AM · #9 |
| Great shots...nature is amazing sometimes |
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08/10/2004 01:12:36 AM · #10 |
Simply beautiful and stunning.
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08/10/2004 02:19:35 AM · #11 |
Glad everyone is o.k. We saw some of these over your way as we were coming from Springs to Cañon this evening. Gorgeous pictures!
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08/10/2004 02:21:29 AM · #12 |
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08/10/2004 02:23:15 AM · #13 |
| The clouds don't even look real! O_O |
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08/10/2004 02:28:08 AM · #14 |
Crazy stuff - I'm a complete sucker for mad sky images. So odd they look fake. Thanks for posting.
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08/10/2004 02:52:24 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
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?
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08/10/2004 02:55:07 AM · #16 |
| 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. |
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08/10/2004 03:14:43 AM · #17 |
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!
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08/10/2004 03:20:14 AM · #18 |
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 |
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08/10/2004 07:08:25 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by Imagineer:
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? |
Explanation from USA Today
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.
-Terry
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08/10/2004 07:19:11 AM · #20 |
I noticed a similar cloud formation in a submission to a recent challenge and couldn`t believe my eyes.
I presume this is the same phenomenon? |
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08/10/2004 08:00:33 AM · #21 |
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 |
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08/11/2004 09:02:03 PM · #22 |
For fun here are three more of the same mammatus clouds.
 When I first saw them, the yellow was unbelivable
 The yellow was beginning to turn orangish as sun was going down.
 Less direct sun, clouds only. |
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08/11/2004 09:22:51 PM · #23 |
Hey Van those are great photos. I have never seen clouds like that.
dc |
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08/11/2004 10:05:22 PM · #24 |
Here is my mammatus cloud shot. Cool pictures vtruan. Thanks for posting! |
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08/11/2004 10:58:33 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by vtruan:
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! |
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