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A colourful depiction of Altocumulus stratiformis spotted during sunrise over Penally, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Cirrus spissatus spotted over Berrow Beach, Somerset, England
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Signs of Mammatus (Mamma) associated with a storm system at sunset, spotted near Catania, Sicily, Italy
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A storm system with Mammatus (Mamma) spotted at sunset from the Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary, Columbia, Missouri, US
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Cirrus fibratus spotted over the Hudson River, New York, US
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A classic example of Mammatus (Mamma) spotted over Pedara, a village located on the southern slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy
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Remnants of a late afternoon pillow fight, as Steven describes, spotted over Denver, Colorado, US
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Altocumulus floccus over Jacarezinho, Paraná, Brazil
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A mirror image captured near Stromness, Orkney, Scotland
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A dissipating storm with virga, spotted over Point, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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Remnants of a storm spotted in the evening over Terling, Essex, England
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Mammatus (Mamma) spotted over St John's College, Cambridge, England
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Fallstreak Hole (Cavum), which occurs when supercooled water droplets freeze, creating ice crystals that become heavy and fall below as virga. This classic example was spotted over Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia.
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A classic example of Mammatus (Mamma) spotted over Denver, Colorado, US
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Cirrus spissatus spotted on a windy day near Greenfield, California, US
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A series of Cumulonimbi over WhiteFace Mountain, near Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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