Vertically Developed
Clouds - Cumulonimbus (Cb)
- Cumulonimbus
Clouds - thunderstorms
- develop from growing Cu
- can extend up to the troposphere
- can contain both water and ice
- contains precipitation (rain,
snow, hail, etc)
- produce lightning and severe
weather
- form a distinctive "anvil"
cloud at the top of the storm
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