Howard County Weather Wall

The Howard County Weather Wall stops a storm in its tracks again. *yawn*

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN INPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR.
HAMILTON COUNTY IN CNTL IN.
WESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN CNTL IN.
HOWARD COUNTY IN CNTL IN.
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KOKOMO.
MARION COUNTY IN CNTL IN.
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF INPOLIS.
TIPTON COUNTY IN CNTL IN.

* UNTIL 100 PM EDT

* AT 1213 PM EDT.NATL WEATHER SVC DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FRANKFORT TO PLAINFIELD.& MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR.
INPOLIS INT`L AIRPORT AROUND 1220 PM EDT.
RUSSIAVILLE AROUND 1225 PM EDT.
GALVESTON AROUND 1230 PM EDT.
INDIAN HEIGHTS AROUND 1235 PM EDT.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 656

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

945 AM EDT TUE AUG 4 2009

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA FAR NORTHERN KENTUCKY EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 945 AM UNTIL 400 PM EDT. HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF TERRE HAUTE INDIANA TO 80 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MUNCIE INDIANA.

FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). REMEMBER...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 654...WW 655...

DISCUSSION...BOWING MCS...POSSIBLE DERECHO...EVOLVING OVER IL EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY TRACK ESEWD ACROSS IND LATER THIS MORNING/AFTERNOON AS A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS DEVELOPS ACROSS THE OH RIVER VALLEY. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THIS LINE OF STORMS ACROSS CENTRAL IND WITH THREATS OF ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY ADD TO FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS ERN PORTIONS OF WW WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN THIS MORNING...

AND WHERE TRAINING OCCURS ACROSS CENTRAL INTO SWRN IND.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 29035.

Maybe believing was enough...

It looks like a watch is coming soon for our area. I still think the heaviest weather will go south.

Believing isn't enough...

I think everything will remain south for us today. While we might see some stray action and likely rain, I am not anticipating any significant or widespread severe threat north of I-70. However don't be fooled into not keeping an eye on things. The weather has a funny way of doing what it wants. We are still in the slight risk area and updates will be as warranted.

I am going to beleve...

This has been one of the most boring stretches of weather in a very long time. The SPC has issues a Day 3 Slight Risk for our area for Tuesday. The set up is not great but the underlying threat is there. I am going to believe and maybe, just maybe some storms will break the boring weather pattern.

Also, some indications the weather will be more August like with heat by the middle of the month.