Mild Rotation From Severe Weather

Cedar Rapids was in a slight risk area (just north of a moderate risk range) at the start of the day on Sunday, April 27, 2014. A line of storms approached Cedar Rapids just after 4:00 PM, with tornado-warned areas to the southwest and moving northeast. Dew points were not overly favorable to severe weather, as they were in the low 50s. The top two images show a possible mild rotation in the clouds in the west sky as seen from Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, with the top image shot at 4:31 PM and the middle at 4:33 PM. Area sirens were sounding at this moment. The bottom image shows a comparable Quad Cities NWS radar image screen capture. Winds speeds never exceeded 35 mph at this location.