It's a type of cloud. It's importance lies in the fact that it is linked to thunderstorms and turbulent weather. The tall, dense masses carry a lot of water and energy. Wikipedia has more information and pictures. And a link is provided.
Yes. Tornadoes are produced by thunderstorms, which from from cumulonimbus cloud. Usually a wall cloud and then a funnel cloud develop at the base of a cumulonimbus cloud before a tornado touches down.
at a warm front after it has past it would be cloudy weather and warm air during the front there will be cirrus and stratus clouds during a cold front there will be cumulonibus clouds and after it has passed it will be clear and colder stationary there will be lots of rain and occludded there will be cumulonimbus clouds and the weather will change for both those depending on what front gets more power
Hail normally forms in cumulonimbus clouds.
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A cumulonimbus cloud is formed through the rapid upward movement of warm, moist air. As this air rises and cools, it condenses into water droplets and ice crystals, creating a towering cloud with a flat anvil-shaped top. Cumulonimbus clouds often develop into thunderstorms, bringing heavy rain, lightning, and sometimes severe weather.
Yes. Tornadoes are produced by thunderstorms, which from from cumulonimbus cloud. Usually a wall cloud and then a funnel cloud develop at the base of a cumulonimbus cloud before a tornado touches down.
at a warm front after it has past it would be cloudy weather and warm air during the front there will be cirrus and stratus clouds during a cold front there will be cumulonibus clouds and after it has passed it will be clear and colder stationary there will be lots of rain and occludded there will be cumulonimbus clouds and the weather will change for both those depending on what front gets more power
Yes. The highest clouds are the cirrus clouds, which are thin, wispy, and white, and there are cirro-cumulus clouds, which are puffy clouds. The middle clouds are the altostratus clouds which blanket the sky. There is also the altocumulus clouds which is also a puffy cloud. Lastly, there is the cumulus cloud which is as well puffy. Finally, we have the lowest clouds. the first one is the stratocumulus cloud which is ALSO puffy. there is the nimbostratus cloud which produces rain. then there is the stratus cloud, also know as fog. Finally there is the cumulonibus cloud, also known as a thunderhead. it has not either a high, middle, or low cloud. it stretches from the high clouds to the low clouds. as you can guess by its name, it produces heavy rain and thunderstorms. There are many clouds with the same features but an easy way to remember them is by the parts of its name: cirro/cirrus- high alto- middle cumulus/cumulo- puffy nimbo/nimbus- produces rain stratus/strato- low
=Answer= When warm, moist air rises very quickly, deep cumulonibus storm clouds form. Ice crystals and water droplets whirl around inside the clouds and bump into each other, making tiny electric charges. The charges build up until huge electric sparks flash from cloud to cloud or down to the ground and back. The lightning flash heats up the air as it passes. The air expands very rapidly and makes the booming noise we call thunder. Hope this helps.