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Local weather updateyness
This has been an interesting summer in my neck of the woods. Back on July 2, we had penny-sized hail (about .75"), and lightning struck the apartment building across the street. Nine apartments were destroyed and the entire building is vacant until it can be repaired. One the 20th, several people were struck by lightning at a local soccer game. ( Read more... ) -
Here in northern Indiana
Big day here in Northern Indiana: our first real severe weather outbreak was yesterday (Friday) evening when we had a "mod risk" from the SPC. The dust has just settled and I'm here looking through storm reports and found this one in among dozens of reports of "TSTM WND DMG ( Read more... ) -
Severe storm in Austin, Tx. enthralled even Dr. Greg
As you may know, we had a night of supercells roll through central Texas between Tuesday afternoon and overnight Wednesday, with one particularly severe thunderstorm delivering a knock out blow in much of central Austin.
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EXTREMELY RARE JANUARY TORNADO OUTBREAK UNDERWAY
Possible EF-3+ damage already reported:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
620 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008
01/07/2008 0415 PM TORNADO 3 NE NEW MUNSTER WI
"STATE HIGHWAY 50 AND COUNTY HIGHWAY O. 12 HOMES DESTROYED...
SOME WITH NOTHING BUT FOUNDATIONS LEFT. LARGE TREES DOWN ( Read more... ) -
Remember, as of October 1 it's Storm-Based Warnings
Do you know what part of the county you are in?
(When a Warning is now issued for your location, it now means your location)
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"...biggest severe weather outbreak we've seen since May"
-Dr. Greg Forbes on Abrams & Bettes
Seriously spring-like setup unfolding in the middle of the country.
Dr. Forbes is forecasting a tornado outbreak, hail to the size of tennis balls and damaging winds.
SPC already has Moderate Risks up for not only tomorrow, but Thursday, as well.
Tornado Climatology
-Typical May vs. October-
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