Brian Gongol
These photos were taken in the evening of May 22, 2004 from three rural highways in Central Iowa:
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The storm seen at right is entering Story County. It produced reported tornadoes in that county and in northern Polk County.
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This storm could be seen south of Highway 30 around 7:30. It was at the time producing extremely heavy rain.
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Here, a storm has dropped completely to the ground and appears to illustrate some rotation. It is viewed here looking southwest from Highway 169, in the vicinity of Jefferson in Greene County.