Leftovers From June 15

After earlier leaving my storm spotting position on North Marion Road just north of County Home Road in Linn County on the evening of Thursday, June 15, 2017, I repositioned on Oliver Court in Marion, Iowa, about .65-mile from home. Oliver Court is a cul-de-sac on an open rise with a 360-degree clear view. Above, a storm cloud backlit by the setting sun moves from right to left in image. 8:38 pm CDT.

8:39 pm. Looking NE. Turbulent severe cell with hail core (toward left). The hail core was located about 4.3 miles distant, just NW of the town of Robins.

Radar capture at the time of the photo above it. The blue target is my position.

8:53 pm. Looking SE at storm clouds, laden with small funnels, after it had passed to my east and south.

8:55 pm. Looking north. Colorful contrasts in the sky. Earlier, wind-borne leaves from the trees in the background floated high over my head as the storm moved through.

9:15 pm. Video frame capture. Frequent CC lightning--every few seconds--attested to the power of this severe cell, seen in the ESE sky after it had passed. Note the wall cloud at lower right. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.