Stray Shelf Cloud in Gorham, ME

GORHAM, MAINE - A shelf cloud was reported at approximately 2:30 PM ET on Thursday, September 1, 2016, meaning a stray severe thunderstorm and looks like it was heading near us.

Also, a report of a cloud hanging from that shelf cloud looks like a funnel cloud, which is memorable since almost a decade ago since the EF1 tornado back in 2007 that collapsed a barn.

This phenomenon could have warned the national weather service to issue a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southern Maine. [[File:IMG 2085.JPG|thumb|220x220px|Photo courtesy of DieselDorky16Photo shot from school bus, Rt. 114, September 1, 2016

GORHAM, ME

2:27 PM EDT ]]

At 11:30 AM ET, the clouds are about 50,000 ft high that a thunderstorm might be forming.

2 hours later, the shelf cloud arrives CLOSE to Cumberland County.

"It's been a while since we seen one of those clouds, It has been since Thursday, September 12, 2013 at approximately 3:30 PM ET. Since the dark sky during a fog period would have been a huge nightmare. Then torrential downpours fall with rain and sometimes hail along with those severe thunderstorms" - DieselDorky16

