La population locale, on peut l’imaginer, a été prise de panique devant l’apparition du nuage à basse altitude inhabituel, un nuage à l’apparence d’un tsunami. Voyez les photos, vous comprendrez mieux pourquoi la peur a gagné la population.
Stunning: Shelf clouds looming over central Virginia have provided quite a shock for local residents
Threatening: These remarkable pictures make the cloud look like an enormous wave
Amazing: But the shelf clouds are not dangerous, even though they are a sign of a nearby thunderstorm
Moreover, they are a reliable indicator that a thunderstorm is nearby and could be arriving
soon.
The mid-Atlantic area has experienced a large number of summer storms over the last few
weeks.
The storms have led to widespread power outages in Virginia, Maryland and Washington
DC.
Dark: The Mid-Atlantic region has been affected by severe storms leading to widespread power outages
Nowhere is safe: The clouds have been photographed all around Richmond and the surrounding area
Unusual: The shelf clouds show a sharp distinction between warm and cool fronts of air
On Sunday, tens of thousands of people in the Richmond area were left without electricity as
numerous power lines were downed by falling trees.
The shelf clouds which accompanied the storms are caused by caused by high winds and a front between
warm and cool air.
In particularly violent weather, shelf clouds can be so turbulent that they resemble
tornadoes.
Dark shadows: Virginia has seen little relief from bad weather after several weeks of storms
Driving towards the light: All these photographs were submitted by viewers of WTVR
