CNN CNNI Simulcast December 28, 2014 10:20:00
That's what the weather conditions that the pilots experienced. and this is the current weather that was reported at that particular time. cumulonimbus clouds 53,000 feet elevations. that is significant. and that also gives an indication of how strong and turbulent these thunderstorms were. but the more moisture we have available, the more thunderstorms build across this region. here's the anatomy of a thunderstorm by the way to give you an indication of what kind of influence this plane feels when it goes through a thunderstorm of this size. what we have in between a thunderstorm is updrafts ...
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