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Take a look at these amazing clouds over Tucson last night
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Take a look at these amazing clouds over Tucson last night

  • Jul 20, 2018
  • Jul 20, 2018 Updated Aug 28, 2018

Tucson sunsets were showing off again, this time with dramatic mammatus cloud formations. 

The clouds have rounded, smooth, sack-like protrusions hanging from the underside of a cloud, according to the National Weather Service. 

Sunset light on thunderstorm

Sunset light on thunderstorm

Sunset light on thunderstorm over Tucson on July 19, 2018. Submitted by Robert Kerry.

Robert Kerry

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Tucson clouds
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Tucson sunsets
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Tucson sunset
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Tucson sunset
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Tucson sunset
Nancy Love Barrett

Tucson sunset

Tucson never fails to impress..@whatsuptucson pic.twitter.com/vhunufNxyD

— Sundari Srikanth (@Sri4Nit) July 20, 2018

Tucson sunset

Backyard Views 🌵 #NoFilter pic.twitter.com/kEzEA6eUFy

— Ryan Reynolds (@RyanJReynolds) July 20, 2018

Tucson sunset

@whatsuptucson the sky this evening is amazing! pic.twitter.com/H132jsXpvR

— Kevin Kolomichuk (@Musichero2000) July 20, 2018

Tucson sunset

Eerie yellow peachy clouds tonight over the #Catalinas #Tucson pic.twitter.com/qSeI2HR41Y

— TOTALLY TUCSON (@totallytucson) July 20, 2018

Tucson sunset

Mammatus sunset clouds over the Tucson LDS Temple tonight. #tucsontemple #tucsonsunset #mammatusclouds pic.twitter.com/P1vBurRRqM

— Greg McCown (@Gregtucson) July 20, 2018

Tucson sunset

Not the best framed picture, but a wild cloud formation at sunset tonight! #tucson #azwx #sunset pic.twitter.com/hNX6o8ey31

— Ladd Keith (@LaddKeith) July 20, 2018

Tucson sunset

What a night! @kgun9 viewers sent us some BEAUTIFUL photos. Here are a few from Pete Gregoire.

These are mammatus clouds which @AprilMadisonWX says are formed under thunderstorm clouds & are mostly made of ice @kgun9 #Tucson #azwx pic.twitter.com/iRJrxxYR8v

— Whitney Clark (@whitneyclarktv) July 20, 2018

Tucson sunset

Changing the sign letters at ⁦⁦@TheLoftCinema⁩ under Tucson monsoon skies. pic.twitter.com/yZhFUilbJG

— Benjamin Weiner (@cloud149) July 20, 2018

Tucson sunset

I got devoured by mosquitoes and didn't get any lightning, but man, the sunset was incredible!#azwx #stormhour #sunset #monsoon2018 #arizona #mammatus #weather pic.twitter.com/64wFV1dwhS

— Kate Dibildox (@KDibildoxPhoto) July 20, 2018

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