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Now there can be variations of the anvil cloud., Just like cumulus clouds, some can make rain. Some don’t. Some can be darker and produce thunderstorms, but they don’t have to.

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.

Cirrus clouds that forms atop a thunderstorm spread outward and can form anvil clouds. These clouds flatten on top as they reach the stratosphere, where the atmosphere begins to warm with height.

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.

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 ...

The anvil cloud was spotted by residents as far as Katy, Conroe, Pasadena, and Sugarland, to name a few. Ariana Garcia.

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