Hey hey everyone,   As many, if not most of you know, I am a storm chaser. I chase extreme weather anytime, anywhere, and any chance I get. I have a passion to witness and document the most incredible, awe-inspiring forces on the planet. I have recently teamed up with several people who have a desire to chase as well. Two of my chase team members are actually going to school currently for a degree in meteorology (Kristian Kampendahl, Grant McKercher).  A...

5 years ago, on this date, an EF3 tornado tore through my county, causing major damage.

The tornado destroyed at least 64 homes and damaged at least 70 more along the US 150 corridor in Washington, Cannelburg and Loogootee. Up to 200 employees were trapped at K&K Industries in Montgomery, but they were all accounted for.

The path of the tornado was 12 miles ling, and it was 3/4 mile wide in some spots. Surprisingly, no one was critically injured or killed from this tornado.

A special thank you to all who have served and are currently serving for this great nation!   Today, as an upper level low and trailing cold front push across the plains and Midwest, there are a few winter storm warnings out for Nebraska and Wyoming,  with the potential of up to 10 inches of snow in some locales.   " Winter Storm Warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY953 AM MST THU NOV 11 2010...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY......

Here is what I'd like to have done/acquire by the end of winter:   1. Replace the front windshield and tires on the van 2. Some type of hail protection for the windshield 3. Get mobile broadband service, booster antenna, and maybe even a router for that. 4. Bolt my laptop stand to the floor between the driver and passenger seat 5. buy another cot for whomever I take storm chasing with me 6. GRLEVEL2 program 7. Microsoft Streets and Trips 2011 with GPS attachment 8. Possibly buy a pass for t...

As the weekend draws to a close, we look ahead to what this week has in store. The Northeast will have a nor'easter to deal with as a low forms off the east coast and moves along the coast. This low will tap some of the moisture from former Hurricane Tomas, and will dump some torrential rains in parts of the Northeast, including Maine, where 2-5 inches can be expected.   However, this will not be an all rain event, as cool air on the backside of this system will help some of the rain to tra...

Hey everyone,   There looks to be a fairly decent cool down coming for Indiana on Thursday and Friday, with a slim possibility of snow fluries on Thursday night and Friday morning. Although there is no chance of accumulation, it is a fairly early chance of snow.   The better chance of snow comes in about 2 weeks, as models are hinting at a winter weather scenario. Currently for Southern Indiana, there looks like there may be a freezing rain and sleet event, and probably won't amount to...

      Next spring I plan on being able to do several trips to hopefully intercept severe weather, but this will only be possible if I am able to acquire the funds to do so. I am looking to work for the majority of the fall and winter, and hopefully I will be able to save enough money to purchase the necessary equipment to have an efficient and safe chase season.   I have recently purchased a late 90's 15 passenger ford van for my chasing. There are now only the two ...

         As the work week begins, so does an overall cool down for my area. We are not supposed to get above 90 until Thursday, and the humidity is at a minimal right now. Blue skies, lower temps, and lack of humidity make for an awesome August day.   I have a couple of predictions I want to make as well. With this brief cool down, I began to think about how this Fall will be, and how the transition from Summer to Winter will go. Autumn is just around the ...

Howdy everyone,          Finally had a chance to check in today. Been busy hanging out with friends before school starts back up. anyway...... we have had 5 days above 96 this month, the most since 1985. yeah it's definitely been a warm summer. but..... we "only" hit 95 today, woo hoo. still freaking hot.   tomorrow looks to be a little cooler, followed by a week of near 90 degree weather, and still no rain.   Overnight: A 30 percent chance of showers...

Hey again,   This pretty much sums it all up:   NWS Indy   Longest Hot Spell in More than 22 Years The temperature at the Indianapolis airport has reached or exceeded 97 degrees 3 times this month.  The last time this occurred was August 1988.   The temperature reached 95 degrees on Friday.  This marked the 5th straight day with temperatures above 94 degrees.  The last time this happened was July 4-10 during the Drought of 1988.  H...

Today there was a funnel cloud about 20 miles from my house, of course this happened while I was at work :P   but here is an image of it, and the storm report:     08/12/2010 0440 PM1 miles W of Vincennes, Knox County. Funnel cloud, reported by law enforcement.            Multiple reports of funnel cloud by law enforcement and             trained weather spott...

This summer may be soon known not for its extremely high temperatures, but for its consistently high temperatures. Here in Indiana it has been quite abnormally warm:   From the NWS Indianapolis   ...Longest Hot Spell in More than 22 Years... The Indianapolis area may experience temperatures at or above 95 degrees all this work week.  The temperature reached 95 degrees on Monday, 97 degrees on Tuesday and 95 on Wednesday at 2:15 pm.  The last time this occurred was July 29...

Hey all,      I plan on using this blog as a place to make note of interesting, purely factual, extreme weather observations around the US. Hopefully many of you will turn to this blog when you wish to know where the highest and lowest temperatures in the country were on a given day, highest wind speeds, highest and lowest pressure readings, and many other notable weather facts. This blog is to be purely weather. No climate change, global warming or cooling conversations, or anyth...