Fickle Iowa Winter Weather

Compare this image with the image from my previous day's posting. Same general view but what an extreme contrast in weather conditions! A strong winter storm was in full force when this image was captured around 6:45 AM, Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Temperature was 28 degrees F with NW wind speeds gusting to 34 mph. When it was all over on Wednesday afternoon, 7 inches of snow had fallen at this location. Contrast that with the previous day's image shot about 27 hours earlier, when a thunderstorm was underway in balmy 55-degree F temperatures.