No Tornado, But Cool Clouds In Tornado Watch Zone

Rotating, towering clouds loom
over Yankton, South Dakota Saturday.  

Monday, a broad stretch of the eastern United States from southwestern Vermont to Virginia was under a tornado watch as a vigorous storm system pressed east from the Midwest.

The same system spun off a couple tornadoes and several severe thunderstorms in and around Indiana.

The day before, this system caused severe weather in the northern and central Plains, where I  have been spending the past few days visiting relatives.

The city I'm visiting, Yankton, South Dakota, was smack dab in the middle of a tornado watch Saturday afternoon and evening.

The worst storms bypassed Yankton to the south and north.

Wall clouds and funnel clouds were spotted northeast of Yankton, near Irene and Vermillion, South Dakota. More wall clouds and funnels formed in Nebraska.

Nothing extreme came through Yankon, as I noted. But I loved watching the clouds during the thunderstorm episode.

At dusk, a few rays of sun worked their way
through the storm clouds in Yankton, SD Saturday.  

Lots of towering clouds, ragged clouds, and lightning that crackled back and forth across the sky.

The thunder here is weird during these episodes. It was a continuous rolling back and forth across the sky, with no break.

There was not much weather drama, but it was sure fun watching the clouds.