WEATHER CHANNEL: This close up shows a thunderstorm's 'overshooting top', which signifies the strongest updrafts within the thunderstorm. These tops can easily reach heights greater than 39,000 feet. The gauzy feature around the overshooting top is the cirrostratus cloud deck that forms the thunderstorm's signature 'anvil.'

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