Here are my thoughts about how to tell severe storm clouds versus just interesting looking, scary clouds. Shelf cloud at leading edge of thunderstorm at Birch Run, MI on July 2, 2019 (photo by ...

Big storms can be very scary. When a storm happens dark clouds appear, heavy rain often falls, winds are gusty and unpredictable, and lightning flashes across the sky. Lightning happens all over ...

Some cloud formations can look scary, and they can be a sign of a storm. ... Shelf clouds do look scary, ... and the thunderstorm that follows will likely have lightning and thunder.

Some of us refer to them as "Scary Looking Clouds," for obvious reasons, ... lightning, gusty winds, and maybe even some small hail, ... Shelf clouds are attached to the storm’s base ...

Brian Severa/National Weather Service.. As a storm cell swept across eastern Wisconsin on June 13, 2004, it was led by a haunting shelf cloud, seen here over the town of Little Chute.. The storm ...

Hey Ray: Shelf clouds and wall clouds 02:19. We have another question to answer! Jim asks: "Hey, Ray, I recently heard about shelf clouds. They are an eerie sight indeed!

The example shown above is cloud to ground lightning, but there are many other types of lightning, some of which are more common than others. For example, when you see a storm cloud itself light ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Don’t mess with lightning. Period. All the experts, people much smarter than me, say that when a storm approaches and you hear thunder, stop your outdoor activities ...