cumulonimbus cloud

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cumulonimbus
noun[U]
uk
/ˌkjuː.mjə.ləʊˈnɪm.bəs/us
/ˌkjuː.mjə.loʊˈnɪm.bəs/
a large, tall type of cumulus cloud that is often dark and brings heavy rain or ...
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cloud
noun
uk
/klaʊd/us
/klaʊd/
a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops ...
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It also forms from the outflow of tropical cyclones or the anvils ofcumulonimbuscloud.
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This means that the parent cloud could quickly grow to become acumulonimbuscloudand continue to grow into a cumulonimbus incus cloud.
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They are connected to a towering cumuliform cloud or acumulonimbuscloud.
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As thecumulonimbuscloudin a thunderstorm grows vertically, the liquid water droplets freeze when the air temperature reaches the freezing point.
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Acumulonimbuscloudthat appears to have a greenish/bluish tint is a sign that it contains extremely high amounts of water; hail or rain.
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This creates a low-pressure zone beneath the forming thunderstorm, otherwise known as acumulonimbuscloud.
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For example, acumulonimbuscloudwith a pileus attached to it would be called cumulonimbus with pileus.
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Acumulonimbuscloudemitting green is a sign that it is a severe thunderstorm, capable of heavy rain, hail, strong winds and possible tornadoes.
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Lightning from an embeddedcumulonimbuscloudmay interact with the nimbostratus but only in the immediate area around it.
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The thing that the symbol indicates is acumulonimbuscloud.
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Thecumulonimbuscloudis a weather symbol.
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Satellite pictures showed a vortex arrangement consisting of three cloud masses and two arching bands of cumulonimbus clouds, all of which were producing cirrus outflow.
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Near the end of the competition the weather deteriorated with cumulonimbus clouds and rain showers.
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Cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds bearing precipitation follow immediately after the passage of the wall-like bar.
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Although these weather phenomena are all related to cumulonimbus clouds, they form and develop under different conditions and geographic locations.
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At the other extreme are the polar lows with extensive cumulonimbus clouds, which are often associated with cold pools in the mid- to upper-troposphere.
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There were isolated cumulonimbus clouds with strong squalls and showers during approach and landing.
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Cumulonimbus clouds, commonly called thunderheads, can produce high winds, torrential rain, lightning, gust fronts, waterspouts, funnel clouds, and tornadoes.
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Cumulonimbus clouds can also bring dangerous winter storms (called blizzards) which bring lightning, thunder, and torrential snow.
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This water vapour then rose upwards and created large cumulonimbus clouds.
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