(or Fractus ) - Small, ragged, low cloud fragments that are unattached to a larger cloud base and often seen with and behind cold fronts and thunderstorm gust fronts . Such clouds generally are associated with cool moist air, such as thunderstorm outflow.
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Meaning of SCUD in English
A comprehensive English glossary of weather. Полный английский глоссарий погоды. 2012