Some of you to the south/southwest of Indy saw some soakers Friday evening. This chart shows the doppler radar estimate of how much fell. The storms should be more widespread by Saturday evening. Click here for the latest radar loop and warnings, and here for pan and zoom interactive radar, with temperatures and detailed warning […]
Wednesday Evening Storm Totals
Storms bubbled up in the late afternoon heat along and just south of I-70 east of Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon. This chart shows the doppler radar estimate of rainfall. Those areas with the darkest shades saw over two inches fall in a short period of time. There were also reports of gusty winds and hail with […]
THE PAUL & TOM SHOW #144
This episode raises several Tough Questions: On your side or in your face? Mud room or priming station? Green or khaki? Button up or button down? Your doppler forecast or your live doppler forecast? No easy answers. Certainly not for a guy named Wiener. Tom notes there’s a tiny distance between the “delete” and “share” […]
Soaked Last Saturday
My home county (Huntington) was hit with 3-4 inches of rain on Saturday, causing flash flooding. This Doppler Radar estimate of storm total shows the hardest hit part of the county was the southern third just west of I-69. Meanwhile in Delaware county, a couple of high wind and tornado reports from the public. Those […]
First Indiana Tornadoes Of The Year
The first tornadoes of the season struck Indiana early Monday morning. Two were confirmed in southern Indiana, with at least one in Central Indiana. A severe squall line early in the morning on February 28 produced a small, brief tornado in extreme southern Madison County just west of the town of Ingalls. The tornado began […]
PoTweekend Sunday Update
A cold front will linger across the state today, and so will a rain chance. It will be cloudier than Saturday, and the Indianapolis high will be around the low 80’s. Get the 7 Day Forecast anytime for anywhere by clicking here. Look at my Huge Radar here. High pressure slides in this evening and […]
How Much Rain Fell Saturday?
Saturday’s rain totaled .18″ in Indianapolis, matching exactly a total from August 21. The LAST time Indy’s had a one day total bigger than that was (drumroll) July 28. Bloomington had bigger totals, coming in at .74″. Terre Haute had exactly half an inch, South Bend had .38″, and Muncie recorded .31″. The map show […]
Monday Weather: Early Storms, Lightning Strike In Carmel
Overnight showers and storms soaked parts of central Indiana with just under 2 inches of rain. The biggest totals came from just north and east of Indianapolis. Storms early this morning sparked a house fire in Carmel near 146th and Hazel Dell Road. The house was crowded with 14 people who had been celebrating a […]
Indiana Weekend Rain Totals
It’s nothing like the 15 inches of rain in Tennessee, but parts of southern Indiana got soaked with showers this past weekend. Indy measured .36″ of precip Saturday, and .71″ Sunday, for a weekend total of 1.07″. Evansville’s weekend total was 2.29″, Louisville got 4.76″!
Weekend Rain Totals
Steady rain soaked us Sunday, from border to border as you see in this radar estimate. Here are the Indianapolis rain totals: .05″ Friday .23″ Saturday .87″ Sunday