Scattered thunderstorms.

Sitting here tracking these scattered rain / thundershowers roll across the WLFI viewing area this afternoon. We are in a Severe thunderstorm watch currently which will remain in effect until 6:pm this evening EDT. Counties in the WLFI viewing area included are, Cass, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren, and Montgomery. Right now we haven't seen anything severe in the viewing area which is always good news. Just some scattered showers and a few rumbles here and there. Take a look at the current radar below.

You can see not much going on in the viewing area yet, However just to our west in the lower left side of this image you can see that red warning box. This is a severe thunderstorm warning in effect in the IL area. This warning has been issued because of doppler indecated heavy rain, Meadum sized hail (Quarter size possible, and gusty winds. This storm is moving east at around 40 mph. Counties in the WLFI viewing area that could see this storm would be Fountain, and Montgomery counties.

 

Update as of 3:14pm EDT

 



Autumn Is In The Air.

We're starting to get closer to Autumn. September 21st is the first official day. We have had a lot of weather happen over the past few days, With hurricane Isaac finally dumping some much needed rain in the Midwest! Areas to our southeast saw rainfall over 5" inches in IL, While 1" to 3" inches of rainfall fell in parts of the Indiana / WLFI viewing area.

 

Isaac's low pressure continues to push off to our west, This is a surface image forecasting the low into Tuesday around 2:am.

As this low continues to move west we will still see cloudy skies through out today. The slight chance of a stray pop up shower cannot be completely ruled out of the question, However any rain we would see would be around a tenth inch or less. No major rainfall to speak of today, Highs will be around 85* degrees in the Lafayette area with a low tonight around 69* degrees. Winds calm between 5 and 10 mph.

 

As we head into tomorrow (Tuesday) we will see mostly cloudy skies through out much of the day, However as we head into the evening hours / Tuesday night into Wednesday we will start to see clearing skies take place turning from mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies. Expect a high Tuesday around 86* degrees with a low that night around 67* degrees. Winds light between 3 and 5 mph.

 

So with Autumn just around the corner when will some cooler weather be in the forecast? Well I see 70s as our high to start off next week with lows falling into the 50s at night. Just wait, It'll be hoodie weather again before you know it! ;)

 

With that in mind, Its time for some Autumn fun in the Hoosier state! Yes Exploration Acres is open once again.

18-acre corn maze with over 8 miles of twists and turns (the largest corn maze
in northwest Indiana!). Exploration Acres is located five miles South of Lafayette, IN at 6042 Newcastle Rd. between I-65 and US 52. I've been there the past three years and plan on heading out there again this season.

 

Here is the official Exploration Acres site below with all the open days / times.

 

http://www.explorationacres.com/index.html

 

Storms after the super moon

Severe storms moved through the area earlier this evening around 7pm. High damaging winds, small to medium size hail, Lots of frequent dangerous lightning, And flash flood rains! Even though the skies looked rough there were no tornadoes reported in the viewing area. Take a look at this picture I took today just before the storms hit.

The sky looks awful for sure. It got almost black by the time the clouds were over head in the Lafayette area. Take a look at these storm reports from Tippecanoe county below.

A LARGE OAK WAS UPROOTED IN BURDEN CEMETERY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF US ROUTE 52 AND KLONDIKE ROAD..


WEST LAFAYETTE TIPPECANOE IN 4044 8691 TREE DOWNED NEAR COUNTY ROAD 225W AND MOREHOUSE ROAD. 2 INCHES AND DIAMETER AND ROTTED AT THE BASE. SMALL BRANCHES DOWNED TOO..


7:40PM WEST LAFAYETTE IN TIPPECANOE COUNTY, WIND GUST RECORDED IN THUNDERSOTRM, 57MPH..

The closest tornado to the viewing area to be reported was in Iroquois IL.

TORNADO REPORTED IN IROQUOIS IL SOUTH OF TOWN ALONG I-57 NEAR MILE MARKER 290..

I couldn't find any large hail reports from around the area however some smaller reports were found. There were many reports of hail through out the viewing area of a quarter inch in size. Especially in areas of Tippecanoe, and Fountain counties.

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On a brighter note, Did anyone get out to enjoy the full moon last night? Yes the Super Moon was in full view.

known as a perigee moon, is caused by the elliptical shape of the Moon's orbit around Earth. Big, nearby moons like this come along about once a year; they are harmless, beautiful, and, seen from certain angles, very romantic:

VegaStar Carpentier of Paris, France, took the picture on May 5th.

The moonlight was so intense in Veszprem, Hungary, "the birds started singing because they thought it was morning," reports Monika Landy-Gyebnar. "I went out at 2 AM in almost daylight conditions. The landscape was visible in full color, the sky was vivid blue and only the brightest stars were visible. The perigee Moon lit the world with its full brightness."

I saw the moon coming back from work last night and was amazed! Take a look at a few more pictures below.

Developing... Super Moon

Tonights post will be about last nights Super Moon! Did you catch a glimps heading home from work?

I'll have more pictures and details coming up later tonight.

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Trying To Bring The Posts Back.

JIWB will be starting updates once again very soon! It may not be updated every single day like in the past, However at least once to twice a week. Shoot anything is better then going as long as we have without any new posts to read. Again I'm very sorry for the lack of updates lately! I'm working to change that!

Stay Tuned.....

JIWB.