Hurricane Photos

NASA has some really incredible photos of hurricanes that are worth a look.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/09/hurricanes_as_seen_from_orbit.html

Severe Weather Approaching

It looks like some moderately severe thunderstorms will be coming this way. A warning is to our southwest moving this way. Small pea sized hail been reported along with cloud to ground lighting.

10:30 Edit: Of course I write about it and it all fizzles out.

Thunderstorms Overnight

A Thunderstorm Watch along with numerous warnings are moving across Illinois into Indiana. The severe weather looks to be staying south of our area but we can expect a some non severe thunderstorms shortly lasting past midnight. More to come if something pops out our way.

Cooler Weather Starting Off This Week...

After a cool/wet weekend it looks like more of the same. Monday night will see showers followed by a cool Tuesday. Tuesday might not break 70. It looks quiet for us the rest of the week.

Hurricane Ike looks to be making a path for Texas or Louisiana around the end of the week or next weekend. It should be stronger than Gustav but the next few days will determine what happens to its strength while over Cuba.

Yea! It's Raining...

With the exception of some rain fade on the DirecTV Satellite, I couldn't be happier that it is raining. (I guess watching a Dirty Harry movie for the 100th time wasn't in the cards.) We have received 9/10" already and I suspect we will top one inch before the rain tapers off.

Tomorrow could see us on the eastern edge of a cold front and the left overs of Hurricane Gustav. The SPC has us near the slight risk area for severe weather. I would expect active weather to begin around the dinner hour.

Gustav...

Gustav is not the "storm of the century" as some as predicted (or even hoped). It is bring rain and wind and some flooding but not what was feared by many. If you have DirecTV, you can watch local coverage on channel 361. There also is a 4 channel stream available online - http://www.maroonspoon.com/wx/gustav.html

Gustav should bring some impact to our local weather in the middle to end of the week. A cold front will bring an end to the heat and if that can collide with remnants of Gustav, some stormy weather could happen for our community.

Otherwise expect a few days of hot weather before we see some relief.

More Weather To Come...

I know it has seemed like I have abandoned the weather blog but work/life has been in full tilt for the past couple of months. At least the weather was pretty quiet during my busy time. In fact, it still looks pretty quiet for the future.

I am beginning to be concerned about our lack of rain. We have had only 5 days of measurable precipitation in August. We have 2.51 inches of total rain for the month. If we didn't have a lot of rain in April and May, we would be in drought conditions for sure.

I would like to mention Hurricane Gustav. It looks to be devestating to the Gulf Coast region. Kep track here - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml#GUSTAV I am sure I will post more about it later.

Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) Severe Thunderstorm Watch

I have been quiet all day in regards to the threat of severe weather. Yesterday there a pretty good set up to our north and west and it never panned out. That bust made many of us including the SPC take today's set up and remain more cautious.

However the SPC did an upgrade to Moderate Risk for our area and north and northwest. The also have issued a PDS Thunderstorm Watch for areas north. A developing storm system near Chicago is producing very strong winds, dangerous lightning, and hail. The watch indicates gusts to 90 MPH and 2" hail is possible besides the threat of tornadoes.

Be alert for the next few hours and let's see if this moves our way.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for the Overnight

It looks to be a long night for the central Indiana area. Severe thunderstorms are forming across the region and small scale bow echo events look possible. Wind and hail are the largest threats.

Slight Risk For Friday

We are on the western edge of a slight risk for today. The better probabilities are more over Ohio and a sliver of eastern Indiana. Doubtful this will be a widespread event. Look for thinks to start locally in the middle afternoon.

The weekend will be the start of a heat wave lasting through the middle of next week. Temperatures will be in the 90's for the first few days next week with heat indexes over 100. Anyone outside needs to keep hydrated with particular attention to those starting fall sport training or marching band practices.