'Monster' Shelf Cloud Forms in Rural Kentucky as Thunderstorm Moves in
A "monster" shelf cloud spread over part of Kentucky's Pike County on July 6 as a thunderstorm moved into the area. Storm chaser Billy Bowling uploaded this video to Twitter with the caption, "Pike County Airport, MONSTER incoming." He further tweeted a https://twitter.com/babowling12/status/1545030816681656321 picture where he referred to the cloud as a "rotating mammoth" and stated that this was a rare sight in Appalachia. The National Weather Service https://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KPBX.html said there was a thunderstorm in the vicinity on July 6. (Footage by Billy Bowling/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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