Before losing direct sunlight altogether, a gloriously lit field of post-MCS mammatus clouds in northern Missouri evolved from orange to deep rust-red—a shade I haven’t seen often, even in sunset skies. As the storm complex responsible for this brilliant backside scene progressed southeastward in the twilight, its mammatus field would serve as muse for several photogenic anvil-crawler lightning discharges.
2 S Clarence MO (13 Jun 24) Looking NE
39.7121, -92.2596