Some Really Cool Weather Photos

These are some of my favorite weather photos
that family, friends or myself have taken.
The links below will take you straight to
any set that you want to see.

Cedar Rapids Storm

Alburnett Tornado

Flood of 2008

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Cedar Rapids Storm

These are some pictures from a storm that moved into
the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area on June 18th, 2010.
There wasn't much severe weather associated with the
storm but there was a bunch of rain. Flash flooding
caused many roads, including Interstate 380 to become
covered with water.

Photos courtesy of Judy Walton

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Alburnett Tornado

These photos come from a storm around the
Alburnett, Iowa area on April 26th, 2009.
The tornado that formed was rated as an EF1
It was one of several tornadoes that
spawned from this storm that evening.

Photos courtesy of Carrie Olmstead

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Cedar Rapids Flood of 2008

These photos are from the flooding that occurred in
Cedar Rapids in 2008. This one is of the water coming
from Cedar Lake just west of St. Luke's Hospital.
The lake is normally on the other side of Interstate 380.
The parking ramp that this was taken from has one more
level below the water level.

This picture was taken looking down the hill on
Coe Road which runs between St. Luke's Hospital
and Coe College. The road takes a turn to the
right in between the groups of trees in the distance.

This photo was taken as the water level began to receed.

In this photo, we see that downtown Cedar Rapids was
almost completely underwater. The river is normally
about three blocks in the distance. The bridges that
cross the river and connect the two sides of town were
all completely covered by the river.

This photo is of Dry Creek in the northern part of
Cedar Rapids. As the name sort of suggests,
Dry Creek is normally a very small creek that goes
through some residential areas. During the
flood, however, it became a raging river.

Photos courtesy of Judy Walton

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These photos come from a storm around the Alburnett, Iowa area on April 26th, 2009. The tornado that formed was rated as an EF1 It was one of several tornadoes that spawned from this storm that evening.	Photos courtesy of Carrie Olmstead

	These photos are from the flooding that occurred in Cedar Rapids in 2008. This one is of the water coming from Cedar Lake just west of St. Luke's Hospital. The lake is normally on the other side of Interstate 380. The parking ramp that this was taken from has one more level below the water level.
	This picture was taken looking down the hill on Coe Road which runs between St. Luke's Hospital and Coe College. The road takes a turn to the right in between the groups of trees in the distance.
	This photo was taken as the water level began to receed.
	In this photo, we see that downtown Cedar Rapids was almost completely underwater. The river is normally about three blocks in the distance. The bridges that cross the river and connect the two sides of town were all completely covered by the river.
	This photo is of Dry Creek in the northern part of Cedar Rapids. As the name sort of suggests, Dry Creek is normally a very small creek that goes through some residential areas. During the flood, however, it became a raging river.