Air "Bombs": Gnarly Weather

Gnarly Sky Telegraphs Meteorological Air "Bombs."

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Gnarly Virga - Mammatus under T-Storm: Windy Downbursts

Gnarly sky under a T-storm.

Rain evaporating in dry air on the way down.

Dramatic, ragged cloud structures.

Potentially dangerous.

Violent wind "air bombs," gusty downbursts up to 60mph or more possible.

Another view:

"Inverted" view Virga - Mammatus Wind-Downburst Outbreak

Same pic using photoshop feature "inverted."

No rain.

But evaporating rain on the way down rocked my house, like an air bomb.

Airplane travel impacted into Denver International Airport, where a Severe Weather Warning was issued by the National Weather Service.

Air "bombs" - downbursts - are both gnarly and dangerous.

A sight to see.

And feel.

Blown away.

So, now: seeing is knowing.

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