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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

GALLATIN, Tenn. (WSMV) - Storms moved through the Midstate, causing damage in some areas on Tuesday. In Gallatin, some storm watchers captured wild-looking shelf clouds moving overhead. Lacey Baker ...

MADISON, Wis. - Both are ominous looking clouds that are sometimes present with thunderstorms and are often confused for each other. Let's take a look at a shelf cloud, a wall cloud and discuss how ...

On June 15, 2025, in St. Petersburg City, Florida, USA, @TampaStorm shared a video of a thunderstorm shelf cloud over Tampa Bay. In the video, the author is at sea as a series of loud thunderclaps ...

A shelf cloud brought torrential rain to a large portion of Oklahoma on Tuesday morning, the first round of storms that couldbecome more severe heading into the evening hours. Viewers across Green ...

With Michigan's changeable weather, residents get to see a lot of different cloud formations — fluffy cumulus, wispy cirrus and dark, threatening cumulonimbus — and recognizing what weather each type ...

On October 7, 2025, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA, @TheKCindex shared a video capturing a striking thunderstorm in the area. In the video, a thick, dark, low-hanging storm cloud stretches across ...

As a magnificent shelf cloud swept over Sydney on Friday, amateur and professional photographers alike captured the chilling moments the cloud approached the shore to create ominous timelapse videos.