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Cumulonimbus clouds can produce very heavy rain. Just one inch of rain over one square mile equals 17.4 million gallons of water weighing 143 million pounds (about 72,000 tons), or the weight of a train with 40 boxcars. To learn more about clouds go to JetStream - an Online School for Weather.
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