They look dramatic, sometimes otherworldly, but the appearance is often more menacing than the reality. Shelf clouds can ...

Staring at the clouds during a tornado warning is a nerve-racking experience. Thunderstorms fill our skies with a tremendous variety of colours and textures as they lumber across the horizon. The ...

Shelf clouds can stretch for miles across the sky and while they form ahead of the thunderstorm itself, they can still bring ...

Danielle Kinnamont filmed a white tornado-shaped cloud moving slowly through a field in Thurmont, Maryland, on May 5. During the video, her young daughter asks, "Is it maybe fog?" Essentially, you're ...

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 ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — An impressive shelf cloud formation was seen over much of Hampton Roads late on Saturday afternoon. That might have people wondering what exactly causes these visually stunning ...

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 ...

Torrential thunderstorms developed over parts of southern Schenectady and northern Albany counties between noon and 3pm resulting in 2"-4" of rainfall in that three hour period in the narrow zone ...

A scary-looking cloud was spotted by many on hand for the Atlanta Braves game at Truist Park in suburban Atlanta on Tuesday night. But it wasn’t a tornado or even a sign of impending doom for the ...