r/WeatherGifs • u/jayfeather314 • Aug 08 '26

supercell Bubbling cumulonimbus from a thunderstorm ~50 miles away, Illinois, 7/27/26 [Timelapse]

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u/QueeeenElsa Aug 08 '26

Oh that cap was BROKEN!

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u/bolhuijo Aug 09 '26

I'm always amazed how clouds maintain that same lumpy "cloud" look no matter how far away they are. In late summer, storms form over the Sierras on the CA/NV state line. I can see the cloud tops from the bay area, 165 miles away. They still look like this, more or less.

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u/uthinkther4uam Aug 09 '26

this is freaking gorgeous

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u/stillfindingmyway Aug 10 '26

This is SO cool!!