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What were those scary looking clouds Wednesday evening?

Storms moved across central Indiana Wednesday evening and they had people talking and tweeting.
Clouds over Shelbyville Wednesday evening. (Photo: Jerad Parker)

The storm clouds had people talking and tweeting. If you were out Wednesday evening as the storms arrived, you know what I'm talking about. Here are a couple of viewer pictures of the scary/crazy looking clouds.

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The official name for the cloud is a shelf cloud. These clouds don't rotate and develop at the beginning of a storm. These form as cold air rushes out ahead of a thunderstorm.

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