June 8 Cedar Rapids Morning Storm

 A line of strong storms moved through the Cedar Rapids, Iowa metro area during the morning hours of Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The leading edge of a strengthening line of storms just west of Cedar Rapids first showed itself in a shelf cloud form (above), as seen from the grounds of Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids. The panoramic image looks northwest at 9:06 am CDT.

9:10 am. Looking northwest. A trail of scud clouds drifts (right-to-left in image) under the approaching storm just behind the tree line. 

9:10 am. Panorama of the approaching storm looking west. Most intense area of the storm was at left.

9:14 am. Southwest panoramic view as the line of storms begin to arrive overhead, showing a turbulent sky.

9:16 am. Underside of the leading edge of the passing storm, also known as the "whale's mouth." Camera looks north. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.

Radarscope image showing storm forming west of Cedar Rapids at 8:53 am.