Mini Chase For A Better Shot

Standing out like a sore thumb as I got off work, this isolated storm cell in the northeast sky was bad weather in an all clear sky. I "chased" it as far as four miles north of Center Point, Iowa to get a better vantage point for my camera. The storm cell was located more than 60 miles away in northeast Iowa, in Allamakee and Clayton counties. Hail over two inches in diameter was reported with these severe storms along with localized wind gusts ranging from 60 to 75 mph. As the high-based storms moved into southwest Wisconsin, at least one tornado formed in northwest Grant County. This view from the County Home Road overpass at Exit 28 of Interstate 380 near Toddville, Iowa was taken around 6:10 PM, Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Note the prominent bright updraft of the storm at center.