There is no such thing as a status cloud in the physical, atmospherical sense.
Status Cloud is a facebook application that surveys all your recent status posts and creates a word cloud out of the words that you use most. It is a fun way of seeing what's been on your mind over the last week/month/year.
You mean stratus clouds? Stratus clouds can bring rain but not tornadoes.
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Yes, cirrus clouds are typically found at higher altitudes than stratus clouds. Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds, usually forming above 20,000 feet, while stratus clouds are mid-level or low-level clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet.
Status clouds can produce snow or rain depending on what conditions are present.
Stratus clouds are generally associated with stable atmospheric conditions, so they are less likely to produce thunderstorms. Thunderstorms are typically associated with cumulonimbus clouds, which are tall, dense clouds that form in unstable atmospheric conditions.
No. Status clouds can bring rain but not thunderstorms and certainly not tornadoes. Cirrus clouds are sometimes torn away from thunderstorms, but they do not cause them. Tornadoes and the thunderstorms that produce them are associate with cumulonimbus clouds.
The three major clouds are cumulus, stratus, and cirrus. Cumulus are fluffy with flat bottoms. Stratus are formed in layers. Cirrus are 'feathery' clouds. Whenever the word alto is in front of the cloud name (for example, altostrautus), this means the cloud is somewhere in between 2000 and 7000 feet in the atmosphere. Whenever the word nimbo is in front of the cloud name (for example nimbocumulus), it means the cloud is a dark rain cloud.
The type of cloud that is low and blanket-like is called a stratus cloud. Stratus clouds often cover the sky in a uniform layer, resembling a thick blanket. They are typically found at low altitudes and are associated with overcast or gray sky conditions.
Nimbostratus cloud ate made of only water droplets and stratus clouds form when a large body of air rises.
I'm guessing that you meant to type "stratus". Stratus clouds are the lowest forming cloud in the atmosphere (even fog is a type of stratus). They can produce light precipitation. Also those little "pieces" of cloud that you see sometimes are a type of stratus known as stratus fractus. Cumulus form mid-troposphere. And the cumulus family consists of cumulus humilis, mediocris, and congestus. Cumulonimbus are in the cumulus family and consist of such formations as cumulonimbus calvus, cumulonimbus with pileus, cumulonimbus capillitus, and cumulonimbus incus. Cirrus clouds are those "thin and wispy" looking clouds way up in the troposphere. They are the highest cloud formation.
Stratus clouds are associated with either a warm front or a stationary front. Warm fronts typically bring steady, prolonged precipitation, while stationary fronts can lead to more prolonged periods of overcast conditions.
Cirrus clouds are thin and wispy, typically found at high altitudes and composed of ice crystals. Cumulus clouds are fluffy and often flat-based, developing vertically due to rising air currents. Stratus clouds are low-lying, layered clouds that cover the sky like a blanket and can bring prolonged overcast conditions.