Other than for their incredible beauty, shelf clouds are usually newsworthy because they tend to freak people out. Rare 'shelf cloud' appears like an apocalyptic nightmare as it slowly creeps towards the shore in new footage from Michigan resort. Usually pretty big thunderstorms, too. An Eerie Phenomenon Just Appeared In Pennsylvania And Looks Like Something From An Apocalypse.

Later we had to seek shelter from the torrential rain that was clearly notified by the low-hanging apocalyptic shelf cloud. Don’t worry though – it’s not time to head to the bunker just yet. Shelf clouds are a stunning feature of many spring and summertime thunderstorms that often pack more bark than bite.

Types Shelf cloud. Shelf cloud formations appear on the edge of thunderstorms. These ominous clouds are … An apocalyptic-looking sight is looming over Pennsylvania, and it’s really freaking people out. A shelf cloud is attached to the base of the parent cloud, which is usually a thunderstorm cumulonimbus, but could form on any type of convective clouds.Rising cloud motion can often be seen in the leading (outer) part of the shelf cloud, while the underside often appears turbulent and wind-torn. A shelf cloud is a low, horizontal, wedge-shaped arcus cloud. I and my friend were in her colony garden when the awesome weather phenomenon came in. 'Apocalyptic' shelf clouds freak out Indianapolis and Bloomington in Indiana and Owensboro in Kentucky on January 22, 2018.
Apocalyptic shelf cloud weather phenomenon pushed on in Denmark on July 12, 2010, above Odense city at 5.21 pm local time. This massive, eerie-looking phenomenon is called a shelf cloud.