Ever see clouds like these??

Posted Thursday, August 4, 2011, at 3:02 PM

This beautiful cloud formation was captured over Dexter last night by Nona Pritchard Robinson, who posted it on Facebook. These are unusual, pouch-like cloud formations, which she labeled "mammatus" clouds. Wikipedia soon confirmed this information. Hooray, Nona for treating us to this marvel of nature!

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Up here on the edge of Tornado Alley, we will check the weather radar VERY carefully when we see mammatus....generally a precursor formation to a super cell t'storm, with its' accompaniments!!!! Gorgeous photo, Nona, I just hope you all had the cellar ready to go!!!Regards to all, molater, kkr

-- Posted by kkcaver47 on Thu, Aug 4, 2011, at 4:32 PM

Good photo! We had never seen those kind of clouds, so my wife and I both took pictures on our cell phones. They looked like giant marshmallows to me. Thanks for tellings us what kind of cloud formation this was.

-- Posted by swift on Sat, Aug 6, 2011, at 10:45 AM

Very cool photo, Nona! What kind of camera do you have? I don't know if mine could have done this.

-- Posted by goat lady on Sat, Aug 6, 2011, at 8:18 PM

Light show again last night!

-- Posted by goat lady on Mon, Aug 8, 2011, at 6:01 AM

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Madeline DeJournett is the Advance writer for the North Stoddard Countian. A retired high school English/history teacher, she spent 32 years teaching in 5 schools in Missouri and Alaska. These days, she lives quietly with a menagerie of wild and domestic animals on 52 secluded acres in the remote Tillman hills south of Advance. She can be contacted at advancensc@sbcglobal.net or by phone at 573-722-5322.

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