We Look At Some Strong Severe Storms That Smashed The South!

Hey there! What a day we had yesterday all over the country! With rainy wet weather here at home. And you go just to the south of Indiana in KY, and TN, areas they where seeing lots of rain and storms. I will talk more about there storms here in just a minute. First we should talk about whats in store for us today and Easter Sunday!!

Today I'M calling for much better weather I know all you are happy about! I seen you all commented about not having nice weather for the weekend in a while! Well, that is true lol. However nature has a nice gift for us this weekend. We will see lots of Sunny skies and nice mild temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. Winds won't be that bad as I look for them to be between 15 and 20 mph. Now we do have that freeze watch in effect like you see in the map above. We will see nice clear skies tonight which will allow the temperatures to fall into the lower 30s. This is mainly for farmers and for peoples gardens. Now I think most will be ok with your flowers and such as I don't look for us to stay below freezing for long! Hitting freezing is only a possibility Still if you feel safer you can bring in the plants or at least cover them. But as for now I think we should be ok. Here is a word from the NWS below.

FREEZE WATCH...

CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...
SEYMOUR

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S TO THE LOWER 30S
ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

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It is starting to really look like spring out their. I was out looking around the yard yesterday and I found lots of our flowers starting to really pop up! Now I'M not really into flowers other then watering them and that kind of stuff but as for the names of them I have NO IDEA lol. But here are a few pictures I took and you can see what I'M talking about by really coming up...

I think these are called "Live Forevers" at least that is what we have always called them. They are coming up fast in the back yard and really look nice. With them being this big now I wonder what they will look like as we head into this summer?!?! ;)

Here we have our tiny little "Rose bush" that is just starting to come out to enjoy this nice weather we have coming! And below is a plant I have no idea what it is called... See if any of you know and if so feel free to post the name in the comments!! THANKS!

Ok and last but not least how will we look for Easter? Well, I think the kiddies will be able to get out and search for the Easter Eggs without the rain coats or winter coats!! I'M looking at lots of sunny skies once again and MILD TEMPERATURES in the upper 50s to low 60s!!!!! This is looking like a GREAT weekend and an even better Easter Sunday! HAPPY EASTER BLOGGERS!!!!!

Now check out this radar image I took earlier yesterday evening around 7:30pm. I have outlined the main storm that has been causing all the BAD problems around KY, TN, AL, And other areas around their. This has been a real severe weather outbreak with just about everything you can think of. There was hail reported around 4.25" inches!! And we just talked about some of the biggest hailstones ever officially recorded last week! No this was not the biggest hailstone recorded but it is still a major size! Tornado reports ALL OVER! Trees down along with many many homes damaged and or destroyed. Take a look at this image and a few tornado and hail reports below..........Tornado Reports From April 10th 2009
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GRANT MARSHALL AL

*** 2 INJ *** CONFIRMED EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN THE WATERFRONT AND PRESTON ISLAND COMMUNITIES ALONG LAKE GUNTERSVILLE IN NORTHEAST MARSHALL COUNTY. SEVERAL HOUSES SUS

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EDDYVILLE LYON KY
*** 1 INJ *** NWS DAMAGE SURVEY REVEALS A LOW END EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AROUND 1115 AM CDT. PATH WAS 1/3 OF A MILE LONG AND 50 YARDS WIDE. 1 MOBILE HOME OVERTURNED..

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LANGSTON JACKSON AL
REPORT OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES IN THE LANGSTON AREA. NUMEROUS TRAILERS OVERTURNED WITH PEOPLE TRAPPED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

SALE CREEK HAMILTON TN
POSSIBLE TORNADO. 2 AREAS OF TREES DOWN. FIRST AREA HAS 150 TREES DOWN. SECOND HAS A DAMAGE PATH OF 1000 FEET IN LENGTH. 1 HOME DAMAGED.

MANCHESTER COFFEE TN
TOUCHDOWN WITNESSED BY STORM CHASER AT EXIT 117 ON INTERSTATE 24.

GRANT MARSHALL AL
REPORT OF HOUSES DAMAGED IN THE PRESTON ISLAND AREA.

CALHOUN MCMINN TN
SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED.
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Hail Reports From April 10th 2009

METROPOLIS MASSAC IL
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED. MOST OF THE HAIL IS PEA TO NICKLE SIZE. MOST OF THE HAIL REPORTS ARE ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN.

LINDEN WAYNE TN
NEAR FLATWOOD...HAILSTONES WERE MEASURED AS 3.25 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND WEIGHED 1/4 POUND.

LINDEN PERRY TN
NEAR FLATWOODS...HAILSTONES WERE MEASURED AT 3.25 INCHES AND WEIGHED 1/4 POUND.

BATESVILLE HABERSHAM GA
CAR DAMAGED.

DECATUR MORGAN AL
HAIL SIZE 425 INCHES
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I pray all the people and animals that had to go through this mess of a storm system are safe and OK! God Bless Them All...

Have a great weekend everybody! I will catch up with you all soon. And again Happy Easter. Go enjoy!! :)