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Clouds About 200 years ago an Englishman classified clouds ac cording to what they looked like to a person seeing them from the ground. He grouped them into three classes and gave them Latin names: cirrus, cumulus, and stratus. These three names, alone and combined with other Latin words, are still used to identify different cloud formations. By being familiar with the different cloud formation and what weather they portend, you can take appropriate action for your protection. Cirrus clouds Cirrus clouds are the very high clouds that look like thin streaks or curls. Cumulus clouds Cumulus clouds are fluffy, white, heaped-up clouds. Stratus clouds Stratus clouds are very low, gray clouds, often making an even gray layer over the whole sky. Nimbus clouds Nimbus clouds are ram clouds of uniform grayness that extend over the entire sky Cumulonimbus clouds Cumulonimbus is the cloud formation resulting from a cumulus cloud building up, extending to great heights, and forming in the shape of an anvil. Scuds