Dramatic Shelf Cloud Sweeps Across Northern Virginia Amid Severe Storms

Video credit - Va_Zaf

A dramatic shelf cloud advances over Fair Lakes in Northern Virginia as severe thunderstorms move through the area on September 4, 2026. The striking footage captures the massive cloud formation rolling across the sky as the region faced another round of severe weather. The storms brought damaging winds, flash flooding and widespread power outages across parts of the region, with thousands of lightning flashes recorded near Washington, DC.