Watch: Ominous shelf cloud rolls in over Sydney beach

It is both beautiful and terrifying, all at the same time.

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STUNNING, AND SOMEWHAT terrifying videos and images have been shared today of a massive shelf cloud over Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.

As it rolled across the beach, the cloud, also referred to as a ‘tsunami cloud’ attracted the attention of crowds who gathered for a festival, BBC reports.

Massive #shelfcloud from a #Sydney #storm moving up the coast line intimidates a tiny boat pic @nampix pic.twitter.com/337cFyBRgj
— Nick Moir (@nampix) November 6, 2015

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Spectacular shelf cloud rolls in over #Sydney's #Bondi Beach https://t.co/0d2SZCNOJr pic.twitter.com/cXidKNjr65
— CNN Asia Pacific PR (@cnnasiapr) November 6, 2015

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‘Cloud tsunami’: Ominous storm shelf cloud looms over Sydney (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) https://t.co/By1g3jEnld pic.twitter.com/dp1pF2Pkq3
— RT (@RT_com) November 6, 2015

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As well as putting on a pretty show, the cloud brought heavy rainfall, with some beaches recording 27mm of rain in three hours.

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