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Huge Shelf Cloud And Forks of Lightning Spotted Over Cleburne
A line of thunderstorms moved across eastern Texas on Monday, December 16, with forks of lightning illuminating the night sky. Videos from Chad Casey show a shelf cloud and lightning strikes.
What are shelf clouds and how do they form during lightning and thunderstorms?
The shelf clouds were accompanied by blasts of lightning and hailstones, some of which measured 5 centimetres in diameter.