6D. Cumulonimbus.

When strong localized shafts of precipitation are seen, the cloud is identified as Cumulonimbus. In general, the more pronounced the rainshaft, the taller and more bulging is the top that produced it. Tops near this time were more than 16 km (52,000 feet) ASL.

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