Midwestern farmers used to say "mare's tail and mackerel scales bring the storm down on you head"; Mare's tails are cirrus clouds and mackerel scales are cirrostratus.When this sequence is followed by altostratus the old farmers were talking about an approaching ________ front.
A)warm
B)cold
C)warm or cold
D)none of these

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The sequence of cirrus, cirrostratus, and then altostratus clouds typically indicates the approach of a warm front.

Midwestern Farmers Used to Say "Mare's Tail and Mackerel Scales