April 3, 1974 – A “Super-Outbreak” of tornadoes ravaged the Midwest and the eastern U.S. It’s the largest known outbreak of tornadoes from one storm. Severe weather erupted early in the afternoon and continued through the next day. Severe thunderstorms spawned 148 tornadoes from Alabama to Michigan. The tornadoes killed 315, injured 6142 others, and […]
Winter Storm Charts From Around The Country
That chart highlights some of the warnings in place Sunday. Several states are solidly under a Wind Chill Warning, and the pink shade shows the various Winter Storm Warnings that are along and north/northwest of our Sunday visitor. Here are the current Midwest wind chills: And of course you can go anywhere looking for rain […]
Indiana's Weather For Wednesday
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Indiana’s Weather For Saturday
It will be a few degrees warmer today than yesterday, although it will still be the sixth consecutive Indianapolis day with below average temperatures, so I’m definitely toasting my Wonder Bread for breakfast. There have only been three days this month with above average temperatures. Two of them happened last weekend. That won’t be repeated, […]
Indiana’s Weather For Wednesday
Missed it by THAT much! Yesterday’s high of 93 was one degree off my prediction and one degree off the hottest day of the year so far. If at first you don’t succeed…. I’m forecasting 94 again today. And “again” is the key for today’s forecast. Again there will be a breeze, again it won’t […]
Henryville Tornado Cost Update
The Henryville Indiana tornado is part of the first billion-dollar weather disaster of the year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the March 2-3 tornado outbreak in the Midwest and Southeast killed 41 and caused $1.5 billion in damage. The global reinsurance company AON Bernfield puts the damage at $2 billion. The Leap Day […]
Northern Lights In The Midwest
These are pictures of last night’s rare appearance of the Northern Lights in the Midwest. Those red and pink streaks in the sky were the Aurora Borealis. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center confirmed a moderate Geomagnetic Storm Monday evening. The sun spit out a sizable Coronal Mass Ejection around 2pm Monday afternoon. It only take […]
Showers For The Last Night Of Summer
Expect some rain this evening in Central Indiana. There will be lingering rain chances through the weekend thanks to an upper level low that’s going to go parking in the Midwest. Click here for the latest radar loop, and here for pan and zoom interactive radar, with temperatures and detailed warning information. For a quick […]
Maps & Charts: My Big Fat High Pressure System
There’s the reason for the blue sky, ambling across the Midwest today. High pressure will move east of us tomorrow. That allows this storm system to get closer, and it brings a good chance of rain any time after midnight Friday night into Saturday. A slight chance may linger into Sunday morning. Highs could be […]
Hottest Month In 75 Years!
As this chart indicates, July 2011 goes down in history at Indianapolis as the hottest month in 75 years, and is the 2nd hottest since weather records began in 1871. During the summer of 1936, the Midwest and much of the nation was in the middle of the epic Dust Bowl. A persistent upper level […]
Hottest Month In 75 Years
Friday goes into the book as the 13th consecutive day of consecutive 90 degree weather. The record is 19 days. July 2011 goes down in history at Indianapolis as the hottest month since July 1936 and among the four hottest months since weather records began in 1871. During the summer of 1936, the Midwest and […]