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Take a look at some views from, and around, our office...
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Rainbows

rainbow pic
Rainbow by the Radome (notice its a double bow).
rainbow pic
Another rainbow.
rainbow pic
Rainbow with a double bow.
rainbow pic
rainbow pic
rainbow pic
 
 
 
 

Sunsets

sunset
Summer sunset.
another sunset
Same sunset, another look.
again, a sunset
Another sunset with a barn in the distance.
a sunset at the radar
A sunset with our Radome (radar).
sunset at the radar
Summer sunset at the office.
sunset at the radar
Another sunset with our Radome.
sunset
sunset
sunset on Lake Onalaska
Sunset on Lake Onalaska.
sunset on Lake Onalaska
sunset on Lake Onalaska
Another sunset on Lake Onalaska.
sunset near New Hampton IA
Sunset near New Hampton, IA.
sunset in Buffalo City
Mississippi River near Buffalo City, WI.
sunset in Buffalo City
Another view of the Mississippi River near Buffalo City, WI.
Sunset
sunset in door county
Sunset in Door County, WI.
sunset near Cataract
Wind turbine near Cataract, WI.
sunset near Cataract
Another sunset with a wind turbine near Cataract, WI.
South of lake Neshonoc in West Salem, WI
South of Lake Neshonoc in West Salem, WI
 

Storms

mammatus
Mammatus clouds.
shelf cloud
Shelf cloud moving over La Crosse.
office hail
Up to 2 1/2 inch hail fell at the office the evening of June 11th, 2001.
mammatus clouds
Mammatus clouds.
more mammatus
More mammatus
storm clouds
Storm clouds advancing into Clermont IA, on a June morning 2003.
lightning
lightning
lightning
Storm clouds moving through Tomah, WI (June 23, 2004).
lightning
Another look at the same storms moving through Tomah, WI (June 23, 2004).
storm
Mammatus clouds at sunset, near Viroqua WI, August 2002.
lightning
lightning
lightning near Abbotsford
Lightning in Abbotsford, WI.
Turbulent storm clouds in Cassville
Turbulent storm clouds in Cassville, WI.
shelf cloud
Shelf cloud.
shelf cloud
Shelf cloud.
tornado
Tornado.
tornado from June 11 2004
Tornado from June 11, 2004 in extreme northwest Howard County, IA
tornado from June 11 2004
Tornado from June 11, 2004 southwest of Le Roy, MN
tornado from June 11 2004
Picture of same tornado.
wall cloud from March 30 2005
Wall cloud from March 30, 2005.
mammatus
Mammatus.
updraft hole in the clouds
"Hole" in storm clouds due to an updraft.
storm clouds
mammatus clouds
Mammatus clouds with storms from May 25, 2008.
mammatus clouds
Mammatus from May 25, 2008.
mammatus clouds
More mammatus.
Wallcloud near Platteville, WI
Wall cloud near Platteville, WI from June 8th, 2008.
Mammatus near Hillsboro, WI
Mammatus near Hillsboro, WI.
Aqua sky from hail
Aqua colored sky, due to hail in the clouds. Near Briggsville, WI June 7, 2008
scud clouds associated with a thunderstorm
Scud clouds associated with a thunderstorm.
storm clouds in neosho wisconsin
Storm clouds moving in at Neosho, WI.
storm cloud
 
 
 
 

Snow

office snow pic
Our office...buried in snow. Picture taken after the January 25th-26th, 1996 snowstorm. A total of 17.8 inches fell in La Crosse on those 2 days.
snowman
The office snowman from the earliest first measurable snowfall on record for La Crosse (10/1/99).
snowman again
Another look at our snowman.
snow pic
office snow pic
snow pic
snow pic
snow pic
Ice melting on the Mississippi River in the spring of 2007 (Houska Park La Crosse, WI)
winter 2007 pic
After a December snow fall in Warrens, WI
winter 2007 pic
hoar frost
Hoar frost near Hillsboro, WI
hoar frost
Hoar frost
iced branch
Ice accumulation on a branch
 
 

Fog

fog pic
A look at some valley fog...Grandad's Bluff off in the distance.
fog pic
Another look at valley fog in the La Crosse valley.
fog pic
A view of valley fog from atop La Crosse Ridge.
fog bow
Fog bow

Nature

owl
eagle
egret
An egret along the Mississippi River.
deer
ducks in snow
Andy the dog
Andy the dog enjoys the fall colors.
Pelican
Pelican.
Pelican
Pelican
Water drops on a leaf
Cardinal with hoar frost
Hummingbird moth
Hummingbird moth
Eagles on the Black River
Eagles on the Black River
   

Other

sunpillar
A sunpillar
grandad flag
A view of the flag on Grandad's bluff.
grandad flag
Another view of the flag on Grandad's bluff.
grandad plaque
The plaque for the flag on Grandad's bluff. The flag was once blown down from a 93 mph wind gust.
summer pic
summer pic
aerial view of la crosse
A view of La Crosse taken from an airplane.
fall picture
Riverside park flood pic
The 2001 Mississippi River flood at Riverside Park in La Crosse.
Riverside park flood pic
Another Riverside Park 2001 flood picture.
moon halo
A halo around the moon.
Mississippi River near Genoa
The Mississippi River near Genoa, WI.
Farm in Cassville
Some clouds over a Cassville, WI farm.
Aurora in Clermont
Aurora in Clermont, IA.
flood pic
Train moving through flood waters at Fountain City, WI.
flood pic
Another train moving through the record flood waters at Fountain City, WI.
Flood in Fountain City
A view of the April 2001 record flood in Fountain City, WI.
Sunpillar
A sunpillar.
windmill sunshine
sundog and halo
Halo with sundogs around the sun.
sundogs
Sundogs
 
 
 
 

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