07-31-04 New Ulm, MN Saucer Storm

This gorgeous cell produced a nice, persistant wall cloud that could never quite make it to the ground.

Photographs by Melanie Metz and Peggy Willenberg

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Beautiful saucer cell after base became elevated in Southern MN (2 photos merged)

Same cell just after sunset with lightning flash

Rainbow during initiation

After dining and watching surface obs at Applebee's for 3 hours we walked outside to see a well developed wall cloud

Wall cloud persisted for a while as we followed cell East

Base became elevated but more beautiful

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