Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Watching The Warnings!

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...


FORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
IROQUOIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
KANKAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
SOUTHEASTERN WILL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
JASPER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...
PORTER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT/115 AM EDT/...
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 300 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS


. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BENTON CARROLL CASS
ELKHART FOUNTAIN FULTON
JASPER KOSCIUSKO LAGRANGE
LAKE LA PORTE MARSHALL
NEWTON PORTER PULASKI
ST. JOSEPH STARKE TIPPECANOE
VERMILLION WARREN WHITE

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The NWS put this Watch into effect because we are unstable enough to support possible severe thunderstorms. Currently our Lifted Index is around -3 which is not to bad. Still we are looking for a few stray severe thunderstorms as this line passes through our area.

We can look for some Pea Sized Hail. Possible winds gusting in storms to 45 near 50 mph is some cells is possible. Now I do want to point out that there have not been any tornadoes reported with the storms that will impact our area. Just some gusty winds and Hail!! This is what we will really be looking for outside of some dangerous lightning. Please like I always say...."Remember you lightning safety tips" ..... We will continue to watch the radars and I will be doing In storm updates as needed! I still look for the worst to stay just to our south and west!

Calm down we will make it through this! ;) We are a T.E.A.M

I will check Back!!

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you Justin!!

Anonymous said...

One more question.. Is our atmosphere supportive of firing those storms up? I don't know how to tell those kinds of things or where to even look. Thank You!

Anonymous said...

I know. I'm Paranoid :-)

JIWB said...

Our atmosphere is unstable enough to support some possible severe storms if they come our way.. This is why we will continue to watch this closely!

Anonymous said...

Thank You Justin for answering my questions. :-)

Anonymous said...

Getting close, I will be calling you!

Anonymous said...

Nervously watching and waiting....

Anonymous said...

Man, it is at MY door now. WArning is out until 2:15 I think. I HATE it when it storms this late.

I hear thunder now. Temp at a ridiculous 69*

MA