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What are the pouch-like clouds hanging under a storm called?

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Mammatus

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Mammatus are rounded pouches that can hang from the underside of several cloud types.

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Mammatus pouches form as cold air within a cloud sinks. They can occur beneath more than one type of cloud.

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