**Mammatus Clouds were right over me. Startling!

A spectacular wet air/dry air storm front passed through with very unstable air, leading to some unusual and amazing clouds and rain.

Mammatus clouds are associated with layers of extreme instability in the atmosphere.

Mammatus, also known as mammatocumulus (meaning "mammary cloud" or "breast cloud"),[1][2] is a meteorological term applied to a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud. The name mammatus is derived from the Latin mamma (meaning "udder" or "breast"), as some consider there is a resemblance between the characteristic shape of these clouds and the breast of a woman.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammatus_cloud

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Taken on: August 5, 2010

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Camera: Canon EOS 30D, f/6.3, 1/100 sec, 38mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 30D
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	38mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Landscape
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	QuickTime 7.6.6
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