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A shelf cloud from a dying thunderstorm races south along Interstate 79 in Amma, West Virginia on May 29, 2003. The cavernous appearance behind a shelf cloud is often described as a 'whale's mouth'. Shelf clouds form on the edges of rain-cooled outflow from thunderstorms. Image from 4.7MP digital camera.

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