More Snow Chances...

Yeah, there is a snow storm showing up on the models for next week. We might get a little but from it but right now it is more over Iowa to Wisconsin. Could make for something interesting for someone...

Snow?

Looks like some possible slushy snow for Sunday. Maybe an inch or so...

IT IS SPRING, RIGHT?

I guess winter does want to offer up one last blizzard before it retires for the season. The panhandle of Texas, Oklahoma, and Southwest Kansas are in for a blizzard with snowfall of 12+ inches. Kind of a bitter pill for snow starved here in Indiana.

Spring Weather/Winter Weather Forecasts Revisited

I think spring has officially sprung and I got this idea not just from looking at the date on the calendar. It was pretty nice outside today and looks like there are a few more on tap this week. There is rain on tap Tuesday evening and Wednesday but the severe weather associated with the passing system looks to stay well south of Indiana.

So let's go back and recap the Winter Weather Forecasts. Hehe, that was a bust on so many levels. The idea of a bookend winter with December and February being the cold months and a warm January didn't pan out at all.

The significant cold snap in January was responsible for two of my four predicted snow days area schools. (Remember that snow days are a generic term for weather related closings in winter.) Depending on which area school you attended, I managed to get one or two additional days due to bad roads/snow. So I guess my prediction of three or four snow days was a pretty good guess and I consider it a success.

Overall we didn't get much snow and while I didn't keep an exact tally, I know we did finish below our seasonal average. Maybe next year will be a banner year for snow. Not much else memorable from this past winter.

Maybe we can have a memorable spring or summer.

Cold and Dry...

The storms passed in the overnight and now we have temperatures in the thirties for today and Friday and will have lows in the teens the next couple of nights too. Warming to more seasonal 50's by Saturday. Nothing too exciting in our future.

Storms Approaching

A line of thunderstorms are approaching. It looks like some strengthening in the line which should arrive about 10:30 PM.

Today's Severe Weather

Yesterday was not as severe was expected so it doesn't surprise me the SPC stays with a slight risk and backs off from the northern portion of the earlier risk area. I still wouldn't be surprised to see a thunderstorm or two get warnings up in our neck of the state later today.

Severe Weather Tuesday

Heavy rain is possible Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. We will be on the eastern edge of the severe weather threat. Much of central Illinois looks to be hot spot for the main action and storms will track over our way during the day into the evening. Much of the day will need watching as things develop.

TORNADO WATCH

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 50
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
255 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

INDIANA
CENTRAL KENTUCKY
WESTERN OHIO

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 255 PM UNTIL 800 PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF MUNCIE INDIANA TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND 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.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 48...WW 49...

DISCUSSION...VERY DYNAMIC SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING ACROSS WW AS VERY STRONG UPPER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED 90+ KT MID LEVEL/55+ KT H85 JETS EJECT ACROSS THIS REGION. SURFACE WARM FRONT WILL LIKELY BE LIFTED SLIGHTLY NWD THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS LOW CENTER DEEPENS INTO SRN LAKE MI. DESPITE THE LIMITED INSTABILITY...DEEP ASCENT ALONG AND AHEAD OF SURFACE COLD FRONT SHOULD SUSTAIN SEMI-DISCRETE LINE OF SUPERCELLS/SMALL BOW ECHOES MOVING RAPIDLY ENEWD THROUGH THE EARLY TO MID EVENING. THREAT OF WIND DAMAGE WILL BE PARAMOUNT WITH THESE STORMS...ALTHOUGH EXTREME LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL ALSO SUPPORT A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES.

Watch Likely

It looks like a watch is very possible for our area this afternoon. Storms have been across IL and MO and produced numerous wind, hail, and tornado reports. The sun is out now which should help make an already unstable atmosphere even more unstable.

Severe Weather For Sunday

It looks like it could be an interesting day if you like severe weather. A Moderate Risk across portions of Indiana and Illinois plus a Tornado Watch for the counties south and west.

In light of the possible severe weather today, I have canceled my basketball game in Indianapolis for this afternoon and evening.

Severe Weather Possible...

Severe weather looks very possible on Sunday across our region. Even later this afternoon and tonight could see some isolated possibilities.


I want to apologize for the brief write up. I do freelance sports photography and have been rather busy this entire week with High School Basketball (Boys Sectionals and Girls State Finals) and the Women's Big Ten Tournament. When finished, I think I will have covered 13 games and shot 3000 to 4000 photos.

The Best Kind Of Bust...

Boone, NC Forecast: 3" Storm Total: 12"+ and still coming down.

Lewisburg, TN Forecast: 1-3" Storm Total: 9"

I hope those getting hammered from the major snow storm realize how lucky they are...

There have been reports of Gravity Waves which bring high winds and snow rates of 5" per hour in this storm! Wow!

Big Snow Storm Underway

Just take a peek at the Winter Storm Warnings running up from the South thru New England. Some portions of Tennessee have seen 12 to 16 inches of snow from the storm. Even portions of Mississippi have reported 4 inches and there is thundersnow reported in Atlanta.