URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 331 PM EST Fri Nov 17 2017 SUMMARY Strong low pressure will bring windy conditions to central Indiana. The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM Saturday to 1 AM EST Sunday. CITIES INCLUDED Indianapolis, Terre […]
Tuesday+Wednesday Snow Blog
FINAL ENTRY The NWS map of reported snowfall from this event: 12:30pm One more new round of reports from last night: 7.5″ Atlanta (Tipton County) 7.2″ New Castle 8.0″ Indian Heights (Howard County) 6.4″ Muncie 7.0″ Alexandria 9.3″ Frankfort 9.0″ West Lafayette 7.0″ Delphi 7.0″ Huntington 7.0″ Marion 4.0″ South Bend 11:00am Indianapolis Winter […]
Indiana’s Weather For Sunday
Neither the Groundhog or Mister Weatherman saw this coming. A band of unexpectedly big snow developed last night as cold air moved in. The snow socked a narrow stretch of Hoosiers from Turkey Run St. Park to Crawfordsville to Frankfort to Tipton to Marion. Within this narrow band up to eight inches of snow accumulated. […]
Surprise Super Sunday Snow Bands
(My forecast for Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning remains the same as yesterday. It could get intense by afternoon drive time Tuesday. Expect 4-8 inches of snow to accumulate, with a chance of sleet and freezing rain mixing in south of I 70. Highest amounts are most likely north/northeast of Indy. This could change of […]
Flash Flood Watch Until 8pm
Flash Flood Watch For West Indiana
Tornado Watch Until 1am
FREEZE WARNING 2am-9am Monday
Expect a mostly cloudy morning, with clearing this afternoon. FREEZE WARNING tonight. High today 53. Low tonight 33. Widespread frost. (Widespread Panic?) TAILGATING TEMPS 40 8am 43 11am 49 2pm 53 5pm …FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING…WHICH […]
Indiana’s Weather For Thursday
Let’s not mince words about the weather. RAIN! This Twitter follower summed it up best: “@AimsIsland: @PaulPoteet ..up here in Fishers, Mr. P. Feels like the past 3 months’ worth of storms arrived all at once!” Radar indicates as much as FOUR inches fell since last night. Thursday begins with a Flood Warning for Central […]
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in place until 10:00pm for the central Indiana counties of Boone, Clinton, Carroll, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, and Warren. Biggest threats are flooding rains and damaging winds. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook, or keep checking Paul Poteet Dot Com for the latest.
Southern Indiana Drought Update
Here’s the Indiana Drought Monitor map, which shows generally drier conditions down south. Areas south of a line from around Lafayette to around New Castle are in a drought. The darker brown areas indicate a severe drought, and that area has expanded recently. That area is centered on a Vigo County to Morgan County line […]
May Tornado Outbreak Summary
Six tornadoes touched down in central Indiana along on May 25th, with an additional one moving into the area from southern Indiana. In addition, widespread wind damage and large hail struck the area. For a complete summary of the damage surveys completed in Decatur, Parke, Lawrence, Monroe, and Shelby counties after this twisters, click here.