“When the air hits the top of the atmosphere where we have our weather, it spreads out into what we call an anvil cloud," Schlatter said. "When it’s strong enough, sometimes that sinking air ...

That cloud is popularly known as an anvil cloud, because of its shape. The technical name for this type of cloud is cumulonimbus incus. It is often associated with lightning and heavy rain or hail.

Dear Tom,I have seen cumulonimbus clouds (thunderheads) with classic anvil formations at the top. What air mass is above the anvil causing it to flatten?Scott, Bloomingdale, Ill. Dear Scott, The tr… ...

Today's launch was "postponed due to lightning from an approaching anvil cloud" according to SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk. The third attempt at this landing tomorrow, April 14th, at 4:10 PM ...

Anvil cloud: At the highest level of a mature thunderstorm, an anvil cloud will form. It is a flat, white cloud that spreads horizontally once it reaches the stratosphere and can no longer grow ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Well, on days with widely scattered thunderstorms, you might capture a good view of a well-developed cumulonimbus tower in the distance. The upper portion of the cloud may ...

You may have spotted it over the mountains near Vancouver, B.C. or the Bellingham area - a strange looking cloud with a flat top that resembles a giant anvil. Anvil cloud in Ferndale, Washington.

HOUSTON — Anvil clouds can often look like an alien spacecraft trying to land, We’ve had emails suggesting there is a UFO in the sky and immediately when I see the picture, it’s an anvil cloud.

An amazing photo of a thunderstorm anvil cloud was snapped by scientists during a mission to study the thunderstorm environment and how it affects the chemistry of the atmosphere.

Flying high over the ground in a plane, a thunderstorm's anvil cloud might be the last thing you want to see, but it's exactly what a group of scientists conducting an airborne mission were ...

Flying high over the ground in a plane, a thunderstorm's anvil cloud might be the last thing you want to see, but it's exactly what a group of scientists conducting an airborne mission were ...

With only about 10 minutes to go before the hoped-for afternoon launch, an anvil cloud, carrying a vast electrical charge, was forecast to come within 10 nautical miles of the launch pad and ...