May 2nd 2001

The photos below are from a storm we chased in central Iowa in early May 2001. Severe thunderstorm warnings were already out for this storm, but upon arriving we found it quite disorganised with no discernable rotation. It was part of a squall line forming ahead of an advancing cold front which produced a tornado about 100 miles north of us in Southern Minnesota.

Nice looking scud formation.

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There were CG strikes about every 30 seconds at the height of the storm - we were very lucky to catch this one.

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Menacing skies looking at the back end of the storm.

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This rainbow looked a lot more clear at the time!.

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