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pl23_nssl0041.jpg

Approaching thunderstorm with lead gust front

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Description

Approaching thunderstorm with lead gust front.Rain-cooled air from the storm moves out ahead of the storm.It ploughs under the warm moist air forming a flatshelf cloud.

Credit

NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)

Display Date

1982

Keywords

Sky Scenes

Clouds