Additional May 2 Hills Iowa Severe Weather Pics

Sunday, May 6, 2018


More of my images captured from the severe weather event in southern Johnson County Iowa during the evening of Wednesday, May 2, 2018. In the image above, I'm southbound on Interstate 380 in south Cedar Rapids, just north of the US Highway 30 exit at 7:09 pm CDT. I'm hoping that I can get south of the approaching storm cell--already tornado warned and approaching fast from eastern Iowa County--without having to cross its path in the process!



7:11 pm. Still southbound near the Eastern Iowa Airport exit (Exit 13) on I-380. Clouds in the distance in front of me are exhibiting a very turbulent and ominous appearance.


7:50 pm. Now at my stop-off spotting position, which was at the Casey's General convenience Store in the town of Hills, located in southern Johnson County. A wall cloud has formed in the west sky. Note the greenish color of the sky at right, denoting the presence of hail.


Same time and again looking west. Wider panoramic image of the view.


Again 7:50 pm. A view of the tornadic lowering in the NW sky. Hail-laden green sky at right background.


7:51 pm. Very pronounced lowering in the west sky. The illuminated area at right is the result off CC lightning. The sirens in Hills would sound in just a couple of minutes. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.

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