As Des Moines was hit with strong thunderstorms Tuesday, pictures of a "shelf cloud" start circulating social media. The images displayed what looked like low hanging clouds under more cloud coverage ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — If you’ve ever looked up and seen a dark, menacing cloud stretching across the sky like a giant wedge, you’ve likely witnessed a shelf cloud. With their dramatic appearance and ...

Looking up at the sky might seem like a simple pastime, but for those who know what to watch for, clouds tell stories that ...

We have another question to answer! Jim asks: "Hey, Ray, I recently heard about shelf clouds. They are an eerie sight indeed! Can you give a brief synopsis of how these fronts form?" Shelf clouds do ...

(WKYT) - Summer continues to roll on and central and eastern Kentucky get a fair share of storms this time of year. There are different kinds of storm clouds that can be concerning and some that are ...

Do you know the difference between a wall cloud and a shelf cloud?? This is often a misunderstood phenomenon in weather, although to be fair... the shelf cloud does look like a wall. A shelf cloud is ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Tuesday afternoon storms in central Ohio brought heavy rain and lightning to multiple counties but also unique, massive clouds. A severe thunderstorm warning hit Madison and ...

As severe storms rolled through Metro Atlanta, cloud structures foretold the incoming damaging winds and heavy rain. Numerous individuals noticed this shelf cloud as it rolled into Cherokee County as ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - It was quite the stormy August across the Brazos Valley, so I thought it was only fitting to give the shelf cloud a special spotlight this month! Even if you’ve never heard the ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Tuesday morning brought a line of storms through southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio, including a particularly impressive meteorological sight: a shelf cloud. Viewers across the ...