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 ...

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 ...

They're not UFOs and we do not need Will Smith to fight the aliens for us. Rather, they're picturesque shelf clouds, looking at the leading edge of a storm as it moves into the area. When you see a ...

Image by: Michael Samadani, in Baytown from Sunday's storms. Sent using Click2Pins (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) They look intense ...

One of the scariest clouds you'll ever see over a football stadium. Photo taken by Ty Kaplan (Ty Kaplan) A few weeks ago, my wife and I made the nine-hour drive to Lubbock to drop our daughter off at ...

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 ...

ILLINOIS -- Chicken Little once complained of the sky falling, and maybe he was right. An incredible video of a shelf cloud swept the internet in recent days as a strong system moved through Tuesday ...

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

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Ahead of Wednesday night’s storms, an ominous-looking shelf cloud appeared across the sky in south-central Kansas; some called it the “mothership.” Storm Team 12 said that while ...

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 ...