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. What ...

As the updraft goes higher and begins to cool, it slows, and high-altitude winds flatten the storm tower out, creating a wide table of cloud called the anvil. The direction an anvil spreads is usually ...

Clouds are more than just picturesque features of the sky; they are critical indicators of the weather to come. Understanding the various types of clouds can provide insights into current conditions ...

When people think of a thunderstorm, towering clouds on a warm and humid summer day may come to mind, but one thunderstorm tracked by forecasters over the Pacific Ocean several years ago set a record ...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms passing through Texas on Friday, August 23, created a striking scene. Bulbous mammatus clouds, like celestial cotton, blushed with an orange hue as the setting sun ...

THIS IS BREAKING NEWS AND GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M MARK FINAN. EARLIER WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A THUNDERSTORM THAT WE’VE BEEN TRACKING IN THE FAIRFIELD AREA BETWEEN FAIRFIELD AND VACAVILLE THAT’S SLOWLY TRACKING ...

Thunderstorms form due to rapidly rising air. At the top of the storm, the air diverges, which is why you get that anvil shape in some of the more intense cells. Mature stage of a thunderstorm Within ...

Severe weather season in Texas has arrived and San Antonio is bracing for a couple of stormy days on the horizon this week. Knowing how thunderstorms develop and identifying cloud formations can help ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week and The ...

In the summer months, the skies can fill up with a variety of interesting and unusual cloud formations, especially during stormy weather. Clouds are more than just picturesque features of the sky; ...