I held up my little camcorder and held on tight. This is a two minute compilation of me in the middle of a slow-motion human wave with thousands of others along Meridian, Georgia, and Illinois in Downtown Indianapolis. Taken Friday evening February 3rd, 2012 between about 7:00pm and 8:30pm. And here was my forecast for […]
WATCH: Charlie Daniels, Travis Tritt, And Lots Of Beer
Today In Weather History
March 21, 1932 – A major outbreak of tornadoes struck Mississippi eastward to South Carolina and northward to Indiana. Nearly all the deaths occurred in Alabama making this the worst tornado day in the state’s history. A total of 31 twisters touched down across Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee. 36 tornadoes were rated F2 or […]
Today In Weather History
March 9, 1956 – A whopping 367 inches of snow was measured on the ground at the Ranier Paradise Ranger Station in Washington. The snow depth was a state record and the second highest total of record for the continental U.S. March 9, 1960 – Winter storms dumps heavy snow from mountains of North Carolina […]
Today In Weather History
Snow is on the way to NYC again, but not THIS much… February 11, 2006 – The Big Apple got some Big Snow, a record one-day total of 26.9 inches in Central Park. Snowfall records were also broken in Philly and Allentown, Pennsylvania, Bridgeport and Hartford, Connecticut, Newark, New Jersey, and Worchester and Boston, Massachusetts. […]
Today In Weather History
February 10, 1871 – Most of the weather records I reference these days start here. It’s the first day of official Weather Bureau records for Indy. There wasn’t any precipitation, and the high was 28. The low? They didn’t start recording it until the beginning of March. Can’t say I blame them. February 10, 1973 […]
Two Years Ago This Weekend: The Super Bowl Crowd Cam
I held up my little camcorder and held on tight. This is a two minute compilation of me in the middle of a slow-motion human wave with thousands of others along Meridian, Georgia, and Illinois in Downtown Indianapolis. Taken Friday evening February 3rd, 2012 between about 7:00pm and 8:30pm. And here was my forecast for […]
Last Year's Super Indy Weather
RAW VIDEO: Friday Night Downtown Indianapolis Super Bowl Crowds
I held up my little camcorder and held on tight. This is a two minute compilation of me in the middle of a slow-motion human wave with thousands of others along Meridian, Georgia, and Illinois in Downtown Indianapolis. Taken Friday evening February 3rd, 2011 between about 7:00pm and 8:30pm. PP Dot Com is sponsored in […]
Nor’easter Satellite Shot
This satellite shot of the weekend nor’easter is more impressive than any I saw of the much-covered Hurricane Irene earlier this year. Nor’easters may produce eye-like features, and they move up the East Coast, but they are non-tropical. They are cold-core low-pressure systems, meaning that they thrive on cold air. They are called “nor’easter” because […]
What Indy Super Bowl Village Will Look Like
The Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee has released this image showing how the intersection of Georgia & Capitol should look in time for The Big Game. Plans for Super Bowl Village include a zip line on Capitol Avenue. Over 80 bands will perform on two stages along Georgia Street over the ten days leading up […]
Indiana Summer Update: Hot & Dry Stats
Our one-day heat wave last Wednesday spawned the latest 90+ day of the long hot Summer of 2011. This chart shows the count of 90+ days this year, which is now exactly the same as last year. And here’s the Drought Severity Index. Texas is still starved for moisture, as well as parts of Georgia […]
