In Harm's Way A Long Way Away

This severe-warned storm cell on Tuesday evening, September 4, 2012 in northeast Iowa was unusual in that it was by itself. Completely isolated. Elsewhere there was clear and sunny skies as far as the eye could see. The top two images here look northeast from Wileys Road, a gravel road just west of North Center Point Road, located about four miles north of Center Point, Iowa. The top image was shot at 5:52 PM with a focal length of 200mm. The middle image was shot at 5:50 PM with a focal length of 22mm. The storm was about 65 miles to the northeast and about 10 miles southeast of the town of Waukon in Allamakee County. The bottom image is a DVN radar image capture from 5:48 PM, showing the storm cell's position on the map.