Photo of the Week: Saturday storm

Photo of the Week: Borders

 

Earth & sky, city & country, sun & storm

Photo of the Week: Roofline sunflower

 

July 13, 2025

Update: I scheduled this post nearly a month in advance. Just before 6 AM on the morning of July 19, 2025 a very weak tornado swept through the area and toppled the sunflowers. I already made a post about that specific event but am reposting the photos here.

Tornado at 6 AM on July 19, 2025

What has been a slow tornado season in Iowa got a little interesting (at least for me) on Saturday morning as a very unusual early morning tornado caused damage within a quarter of a mile of where I live. Damage was minimal. Photos show flattened corn, a bent road sign, and at least two damaged power poles just west of Gilbert, Iowa.

Chris Kuball - Facebook

The tornado seemed to originate from the junction of two storm fronts moving perpendicular to each other, one north to south and the other west to east, hence the rare southeastern motion of the storm.

https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-weather-tornado-story-county-gilbert-ames-satellite-data/65464449

https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-weather-tornado-story-county-gilbert-ames-satellite-data/65464449

According to KCCI the tornado has been rated an EF-0 by the NWS as of Monday night.

Chris Kuball - Twitter 

I didn't quite escape undamaged.

July 20, 2025

One week earlier - July 13, 2025

The biggest sunflower was at least an inch in diameter where it was snapped at the ground level.

Making the best of it

Rainy evening

Photo of the Week: Green Sky

 In the span of five minutes:

8:36 pm

8:36 pm

8:38 pm

8:41 pm

Cloud watching (and thunder?)

Photo of the Week: Lightning Crashes

 

Photo of the Week: Which Way?

 

2-12-2025

Photo of the Week: January Blues

 

Photo of the Week: Ominous Rainbow

 

July 5, 2022

Photo of the Week: November 12, 2005

 A sneak peek one year from now:

Stratford, Iowa

Thunderstorm in Iowa October 30, 2024

Photo(s) of the Week: Clouds

 Taken over the course of 30 minutes, beginning at the bottom and ending at the top.

Last photo

First photo