What Are Shelf Clouds And Why Are They Trending? Explained

The video of the spectacular cloud formation attracted a lot of interest on social media.

The entire north India is experiencing heavy rain, with alerts issued by regional weather offices warning of further rainfall. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the intense spell of rain in the region, including Delhi, is due to an interaction of a western disturbance and monsoonal winds. Uttarakhand is the worst affected as the IMD has issued a red alert, warning that the hill state will experience extreme rainfall. And now, a video claiming to show shelf clouds in Uttarakhand's Haridwar has appeared on social media. Shared by a friend. Shot today near Haridwar. Spectacular shelf cloud.#Manali#Storm#Rain#thunderstorm#shelfcloudpic.twitter.com/he9KXg9qse

The video shows the intimidating appearance of the clouds is gaining traction on social media. At a time when there is severe rainfall in a region, such videos regularly appear on social media claiming the extreme occurrence. But there is no way to confirm the video videos.

NDTV cannot confirm the authenticity of the video. It appears to have been first posted on July 9 by a user called Anindya Singh, who said the clip was shared with him by a friend.