What type of clouds are these

Question

We just moved to Oklahoma a few months ago and I love taking pictures of the weather out here..I took this pic tonight, what types of clouds are these?

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee339/armywife_94echo/Aug2008092.jpg

Answer 1

That terrain looks very familiar to me.  I grew up in Lawton, Oklahoma.  Anyway, that looks like the forward edge of an individual  thunderstorm within a somewhat longer line of storms.  The slight lowering looks like a diffuse shelf cloud, which is not uncommon in thunderstorms, and is not tornadic in nature. I can see some detachment and raggedness of the clouds toward the far left edge of the picture, which is likely a small roll cloud, also characteristic of the forward edge of a storm  Very nice picture, by the way!

I thought it was the Wichita mountains.  I spent many younger years there.

Answer 2

no doubt..it is NIMBUS!!!....but i think it is not just a cloud..,,

Answer 3

Those are cumulonimbus clouds.  The smoke like feature on the horizon to the left is distant rain.    BTW-"nimbus" is not a type of cloud but a suffix one associates with a cloud to designate rain.  Thus: Cumulus + nimbus.  

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Answer 4

I lived in Walter, OK for a short while when I was 3 or 4 years old.  My mother would call that a "Head for the storm shelter" cloud.  We were from New England and Mum got nervous after reading about tornados.  The first answer is excellent and I also agree it is a fantastic picture.

Answer 5

Ah, thunderstorms such as those are why my husband wants to take me down to Oklahoma. Absolutely awe-inspiring!

Great picture!