Marvellous mammatus clouds follow Saskatchewan storms
Wind, hail in Kindersley first, but then came spectacular red bubble clouds
There was a relatively rare and beautiful aftermath to wicked storms in west-central Saskatchewan on Friday.
They're called mammatus clouds (also called mammatocumulus, mammary or bubble clouds).
While most clouds have wispy edges, mammatus lobes, usually only stable for a few minutes, form well-established boundaries that result in the dense, rounded shapes seen over Saskatchewan on July 3.
Shutter bugs in the Kindersley area were out in force Sunday night as the setting sun painted the bubble formations in red and purple.
Mammatus clouds at sunset was the capper to a weekend of wild weather that included golf-ball sized hail, high winds, at least one tornado.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LandofLivingSkies?src=hash">#LandofLivingSkies</a> after <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/skstorm?src=hash">#skstorm</a> in Kindersley WOW! Amazing colour! Amazing cloud formations. <a href="https://twitter.com/weathernetwork">@weathernetwork</a> <a href="https://t.co/oaCIG4LF6C">pic.twitter.com/oaCIG4LF6C</a>
—@BurkenesdSecond storm coming right now in Kindersley <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JulyStorms?src=hash">#JulyStorms</a> <a href="https://t.co/vMJdD8YPh9">pic.twitter.com/vMJdD8YPh9</a>
—@riderfanforever<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/skstorm?src=hash">#skstorm</a> South of Kindersley earlier tonight. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mammatus?src=hash">#mammatus</a> at Sunset <a href="https://t.co/lfJLkjHaDm">pic.twitter.com/lfJLkjHaDm</a>
—@JennyLeeHagan