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The first clouds of advancing storms often appear at several levels. Three species of Cirrus and a Cirrocumulus cloud can be seen here: fine strands of Cirrus uncinus (top); Cirrocumulus lenticularis (lower streak cloud); and below those clouds, Cirrus castellanus (left) and Cirrus spissatus (horizon, left to right).Aztec, New Mexico
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