Published: July 26,2016
Shelf clouds are, arguably, the most frequently-shared weather phenomena on The Weather Channel Facebook page, as well as the weather.com photo gallery.
Check our most recent uploaded weather photos anytime from late spring through early fall, and you're likely to see multiple photos of this menacing cloud seen at the leading edge of a thunderstorm or line of storms.
(MORE: The Science of Shelf Clouds)
Among the many photos, here are my favorite "shelfies" so far in 2016.
A Shelf Cloud 'Bulge'
A bizarre shelf cloud "bulge" is seen over Orange Beach, Alabama, on the evening of June 17,2016.
(Lance Bradford/Facebook)
The Shelfie's Leading Edge
In the GIF below, cold air is pushing from left to right, lifting warm air ahead of the gust front. The photo shared with us was taken on July 7, 2016.
Classic shelf cloud + radar combo in Waterloo, IA earlier this AM. Photo via @_R_U_P_P_. #iawx
Shelfie + 'Green Sky'
A
green sky lags a shelf cloud associated with an approaching line of
thunderstorms in Chesterfield, Missouri, on April 26,2016.(Nathan Pflantz/Facebook)
Shelfie + Radar
Classic 'Shelfie at the Beach'
Incidentally, when you see dark skies like this at the beach, you should seek substantial shelter as soon as possible. You are at risk of being struck by lightning.... or Several Stories Above the Beach
Excellent shelf cloud #1 Tuesday: Myrtle Beach, SC. (Credit: @weatherchannel FB friend Amber Burrows)
- 7 7 Retweets
- Perfect beach day = shelf cloud like this in Ft. Walton Beach, FL today. (Credit: Nicole Woodrum/@weatherchannel FB)
- 34 34 Retweets
Roll Cloud Timelapse
The video below was shot on June 11 from Empire, Michigan. A roll cloud is simply a shelf cloud that has surged far away from its parent thunderstorm or line of storms.Roll Cloud North of the Arctic Circle
The roll cloud is shown in the photo at right, below.
Mammatus, roll clouds at 1AM Sat. on N. Slope of Alaska (Nuiqsut). (Credit: @weatherchannel FB friend Paul Pausanna)
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