Summer Updraft

 

An isolated strong, but not particularly powerful storm produced this updraft view on Monday, July 7, 2025 as seen from Boyson Road, just east of Brentwood Drive NE near the border of Cedar Rapids and Marion, Iowa. The Nikon Z6ii camera image was captured at 3:00 pm CDT and looks northeast. The storm was located about 22 miles distant, between the towns of Anamosa and Monticello in Jones County.

 

Radarscope reflectivity image for 3:04 pm, showing the storm (in polygon) and its relation to Cedar Rapids.