#pannus

[cleverreports]

We report: we see the storm approaching on the radar, but the first boom of thunder still startles us in its echo. We count between flash and thunder in order to gauge the distance, and we find it dwindling fast between each strike. We feel the ground rumbling through our heels.

[identifying-clouds]

Another! This was from a monsoon rolling in

Wow, those are some dramatic clouds!

Fun fact, areas closer to the equator can have clouds be up to *five kilometres taller* than areas further north or south. That often means far more intense storms, like monsoons, too.

I'm going to go ahead and say that this cloud is likely a cumulonimbus with pannus.

Great spotting!

[bluecapsicum]

Everything's gonna be alright.

[tinybed]

happy birthday and friend

thank u josh 😌💗💗 and friend

[pawsclawsandhooves]

Visited with Nimoy this evening! He receives eye drops twice a day due to an eye condition called pannus. It's common in some breeds of dogs, like German Shepherds, and it's even more common in high altitude, very sunny areas, like the American high desert southwest (guess where we are???) Nimoy is such a buddy but he gets overexcited easily, especially with baby talking and high energy from his caretaker. He can get a bit carried away with his enthusiasm, so I try to keep my energy low. It's hard though, since he's so much fun and such a happy kiddo. Sometimes I just say "eff it" and let him get riled up and just keep my face out of tooth-way! Giving him eye drops can be tough when he's in particularly high spirits but we always manage to get it done, even if he's grumbly and growly during it.

[cleverreports]

We report: scud clouds are leading ahead of the storm cell while the weather is taking its time deciding where to go next. There was a heavy shower earlier, and it suddenly got cold after a relatively mild morning. Even now, the sun is out, but it has not fully stopped raining.

[cleverreports]

We report while we wait for something to happen: everything is pointing to a thunderstorm - the barometer, those clouds that look like cumulonimbus, the swallows brushing the pavement. Most of all, the stillness in the chilly, dank air that raises hairs on the back of our neck.

[identifying-clouds]

It's a really bad photo (in order to not doxx myself), but look at this cumulonimbus capillatus pannus praecipitatio cloud I got after work!

Winds were really strong on the ride home, and I got several storm alerts and warnings on my states emergency warning app.