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Mamma
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| Category: | Weather | 
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| Tag(s) | Cloud Formations |
Mammatus (MAMMA)
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Definition
Lobes or pouches of cloud which hang down from the base of a cloud. The name comes from the latin mamma which means breast.
Description
Mammatus clouds are normally associated with severe Cumulonimbus clouds and are indicitive of Wind Shear.
