August 25th - Expolsions, Geisers and Angel Wings

So given my nature to teach (having done so for so many years), I think I'll add a little piece of information about clouds at the beginning of each post. We are in summer storm weather pattern, so thunderheads are a daily thing. Good thing they're all so different!

Clouds are classified by basic characteristics like altitude, appearance, and how they form. The classifications by altitude are:

High - the bottom of the cloud is 18.000 feet or above
Middle - between 7ooo and 18,000 feet and
Low - below 7000 feet

The thunderstorm producing clouds are actually multi-level clouds called Cumulonimbus, and can have a base as low as 3000 feet, and top out at up to 60,000 feet!

The sky version of "Old Faithful"

This accessory cloud floated out of cumulus clouds in the shape of a feather or maybe an angel wing.

These clouds seemed to virtually explode!