Indiana's Weather For Thursday
Peru Wind Damage
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Here’s a map of the Storm Watch that continues until 6pm this evening. Storms in the northern half of Indiana have produced hail in Anderson and Pendleton, where heavy rain was also reported. There was hail in Kokomo, and winds snapped a telephone poll in Fulton, Indiana. Power lines and limbs were blown down in […]
Severe Weather Update
The Storm Prediction Center has central Indiana in a slight risk for severe weather this afternoon and evening. The chart above shows where severe weather was reported Tuesday afternoon and evening. Hail and wind damage was reported between 6:30 and 6:45pm in Hancock County. Three-quarter inch sized hail was accompanied by gusts of 40-50mph in […]
Indiana’s Weather For Wednesday
We will be hover around one-hundred again today, and we may break another record. I know: Mister Weatherman talking about broken records…is a broken record. INDY 100 DEGREE DAYS GOING INTO WEDNESDAY: 12 – Summer of 1936 10 – Summer of 1934 7 – Summer of 2012 5 – Summer of 1988 4 – Summer […]
Indiana’s Weather For Monday
Ever heard of the old Johnny Cash song about the Ring Of Fire? We’ve fallen into it a few times in the last few days. A persistent ridge in the upper levels of the atmosphere (think of a big circular bubble over us) is keeping skies sunny and temperatures hot below. Eventually storms “fire” over […]
June 29th Derecho Radar Snapshot
That’s a composite of radar images that show the path of the huge wind storm Friday. It cranked up in northern Indiana, and then didn’t let up…still generating big gusts hours and hours later as it moved toward the East Coast. Click here for a full size version of the radar summary. The wild winds […]
June 29th Derecho Damage Reports
That’s a picture of damage from Friday’s storm posted by “@Maddi_Bobertz” on Twitter. The wild winds of Friday can be attributed to a “derecho” event that came together in northern Indiana and persisted for hours, roaring along all the way to the East Coast by midnight. A derecho (pronounced similar to “deh-REY-cho” in English) is […]
Indiana’s Weather For Saturday
AFTERNOON UPDATE: I’m removing the slight chance of storms from the Saturday afternoon forecast, with the exception of the southern quarter of the state, including Evansville. ORIGINAL STORY: Timing is everything in the Mini-Marathon, and in weather. Thunderstorms made a run on Indianapolis just ten hours prior to the Race’s start time. Wind damage was […]
Paoli Indiana Tornado
An EF-1 tornado struck Paoli Indiana Monday evening. Investigators say it started at 7:32, and ended at 7:35. The tornado spun up west of Star Field on the north side of Paoli School, destroying a 100 year old barn and heavily damaging the roofs of two other outbuildings. It then took a large section of […]
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.
