Those clouds are Mammatocumulus. They are typical of those seen when there is rotation in the atmosphere along with the lifting required to make
cumulus clouds....sometiimes these are precursors to a tornado.
If you are a pilot you don't fly anywhere near or under these thingsKen Cooke - 9-9-2009 at 08:05 PM
They did make me imagine funnel clouds coming out of them. Steve&Debby - 9-9-2009 at 08:28 PM
Close Encounters of the 4th kind??????arrowhead - 9-9-2009 at 11:03 PM
And right below those Mammatocumulus clouds are a fine example of cumulogranite clouds.Mexitron - 9-10-2009 at 10:04 AM
We get those all the time out here in Texas and no I wouldn't be flying a plane around them! In fact its usually a good time to get inside the house.
Interesting where the word mammatocumulus is derived from:
Ken, saw the same clouds from our place in East County, San Diego on Saturday. Made for a nice Eastern sunset. Did somebody say tornados?Mexitron - 9-11-2009 at 04:00 AM
Don Jorge--you have a farm in ND too?Ken Cooke - 9-11-2009 at 05:09 PM
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Originally posted by duke62
Ken, saw the same clouds from our place in East County, San Diego on Saturday.
The flash flooding/mud they created in Ocotillo Wells was amazing. The slop was slippery and sticky under my tires. I could see a person getting
their 2WD, street tired vehicle stuck in the stuff. Lockers, 4WD and Mud-Terrain tires, no problem, but I don't like to push my luck.
...a few moments later
Ken Cooke - 9-11-2009 at 05:15 PM
David K - 9-11-2009 at 05:17 PM
Looks like Scissor's Crossing?
30 minutes later - in Ocotillo Wells
Ken Cooke - 9-11-2009 at 05:17 PM
Ken Cooke - 9-11-2009 at 05:22 PM
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Originally posted by David K
Looks like Scissor's Crossing?
No se, amigo...uh, Nomad.David K - 9-11-2009 at 05:27 PM
Scissors Crossing in the intersection of Hwy. 78 and County road S-2... in the San Felipe Valley... north of Agua Caliente.
From the air or on a map, it looks like a pair of scissors...
