Virgas were visible trailing beneath the storm clouds, evaporating before they reached the ground.

The photographer captured dramatic virgas streaming beneath the thunderclouds.

The choir director pointed to a small virga in the medieval manuscript and explained that this tailed neume represented a single tone in the plainsong.

Ms. Virga organized the neighborhood potluck to celebrate the new community garden.

Several virgae trailed from the cloud base, their translucent curtains disappearing before reaching the ground.