Cyclone Remal Viral Video Real or Fake? Footage of Massive Shelf Cloud in Bangladesh's Chittagong Falsely Circulated as Video of Cyclonic Storm, Here's the Truth
An X user said the so-called shelf cloud in the video is not a cyclone but a supercell thunderstorm. The users said that the supercell thunderstorm in the video is a rotating wall cloud due to the embedded strong to very strong convection.
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A video on social media showing a shelf cloud to be exclusive footage of Cyclone Remal is going viral on social media. Several users said the video was shot on Sunday, May 26, and taken off a boat in Chittagong, Bangladesh. A user said the video was a shelf cloud from the TS cell in Cyclone Remal, which made landfall on Sunday night. The user also said that a cyclone has a cluster of TS cells and this video shows one of them. However, it must be noted that the video is fake. An X user said the so-called shelf cloud in the video is not a cyclone but a supercell thunderstorm. The users said that the supercell thunderstorm in the video is a rotating wall cloud due to the embedded strong to very strong convection. "Such kinds of storms sometimes give rise to tornadoes," the user added. Meanwhile, severe cyclonic storm Remal made landfall between the coasts of Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal and brought heavy rainfall that flooded homes and farmland, and left a trail of destruction. Cyclone Remal Update: Powerful Cyclonic Storm Leaves Devastation in Its Wake As It Makes Landfall in Coastal West Bengal (Watch Videos).
Cyclone Remal Footage
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â The Daily Star (@dailystarnews) May 26, 2024
Shelf Cloud From a TS Cell in Cyclone Remal
Shelf cloud from a TS cell in #CycloneRemal. Taken from a boat off Chittagong.
Video taken Yesterday. The Cyclone made landfall late last night.
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This is not a cyclone shot or cyclone formation shot as being stated in social media. A Cyclone has cluster of TS cells. ThisâĻ pic.twitter.com/1tYCYNXFep
â Namma Karnataka Weather (@namma_vjy) May 27, 2024
Supercell Thunderstorm Video Shared As Cyclone Remal Clip
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This is not a cyclone. It's a supercell thunderstorm. What we are seeing is the rotating wall cloud due to the embedded strong to very strong convection. Such kinds of storms sometimes give rise to tornadoes. pic.twitter.com/oyS2c7eXn1
â M. A. AHMAD (@ASGARAHMAD84) May 26, 2024
Cyclone Remal on Windy
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