Fall Thunderstorm--With Hail

 

Three storm cells approached the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City corridor area on the evening of Wednesday, October 11, 2023, setting off weather radio alarms with a severe warning. This image looks south-southwest from Alburnett Road in the Bowman Meadows housing development of Marion, Iowa at 5:20 pm. The camera centers on a gap in the clouds which reveals a strong updraft.

5:21 pm. Panoramic view looking southwest at the severe-warned cell that reportedly had potential for "ping-pong ball size" hail. The storm was located about 11.5 miles distant, just east of the town of Ely, in southern Linn County. Nikon Z6ii camera.

5:18 pm Radarscope image, showing the cluster of storms, some tagged with the new "Special Weather Statement" polygons. The blue target icon is my location. Southern Cedar Rapids received pea-size hail from this event.