Ames, United States – Massive storm clouds visibly split apart over Ames, Iowa, during a powerful severe weather outbreak affecting the region.

The footage, filmed by Kevin Cavallin, shows the scene from an elevated vantage point over a quiet suburban neighborhood in the early evening of April 15, 2026. Multi-story brick apartment buildings, white houses, tree-lined streets, parked cars, and glowing streetlights fill the foreground and midground beneath a dark sky.

Dominating the view is a massive, low-hanging shelf of turbulent clouds that slowly divides in real time. One section drifts northward while the other moves south, opening gaps that reveal brighter patches of sky and occasional distant flashes within the heavy overcast.

The caption describes the moment: “Watching storms split off to the North and South of Ames.”

The scene unfolded during a multi-day severe weather outbreak hammering the Midwest. Iowa faced repeated rounds of thunderstorms bringing damaging winds, large hail up to more than two inches in some areas, and heavy rain.

The conditions followed intense activity the day prior, which included tornadoes and widespread warnings, with much of the state under a Slight risk of severe storms.

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