Spring Weather

The day started with Indiana looking to see some late afternoon and evening severe storms. This was part of a system that stretched across from the Deep South through Illinois and Indiana.

Sadly the southern states saw a significant tornado outbreak and several confirmed fatalities. No matter how amazing it is to see the power of Mother Nature, nobody wants what happened today to occur. My thoughts and prayers are with them.

The storms which went through Howard County spent much of the day slowly moving across Indiana. By the time it arrived, the path was pretty narrow and only produced some moderate rain and no lighting or strong winds. As if 8:30, it looks to be a quiet evening for the Kokomo area. I did take a quick photo around 6:30 of the storm front moving into western Howard County.

Friday has Howard County under a Wind Advisory with winds 30 MPH and gusting over 45 MPH.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
438 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM TERRE HAUTE TO GREENSBURG...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN IOWA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE WIND
GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. 

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
OCCUR AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AT TIMES TONIGHT BUT
THEY SHOULD BE GENERALLY LESS THAN 30 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON
FRIDAY WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON. AFTER THAT
THEY WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.