July Storm Clouds
Saturday, July 4, 2026
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
While visiting in Waterloo, Iowa on Thursday, July 2, 2026, storms rolled in during the afternoon hours--some severe. This image of dark sky looks north from Tilbury Road at 2:03 pm CDT. The left horizon looks toward Waverly, Iowa in Bremer County to the northwest, where the most intense area was located about 17 miles distant. Toward the right horizon and to the northeast was located two tornado-warned cells near Oelwein, Iowa in Fayette County, about 34 miles distant.
Radarscope images corresponding to 2:06 pm showing the Waverly direction (left panel) and the Oelwein direction.
2:04 pm. Looking southwest at an approaching anvil cloud at 2:04 pm CDT as seen from Tilbury Road. This storm cell would mainly produce heavy downpours of rain after it arrived in the Waterloo area.
The following day (Friday, July 3) 5:18 pm CDT. Looking northeast at billowing updraft from our home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Though this departing storm cell was not severe warned, it was still robust and visually impressive. Nikon Z6ii camera.
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