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Mammatus clouds are rounded, smooth, sack-like protrusions hanging from the underside of a cloud (usually a thunderstorm anvil). Mammatus clouds often accompany severe thunderstorms, but do not produce severe weather. They form as cool moist air falls into drier air below the thunderstorm anvil.To learn more about clouds go to JetStream - an Online School for Weather.
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