Quick Weekend Update! The Frost Is HERE! Cover The Plants...

Hey everyone. Here is your quick weekend post. You can see I got a few FINAL totals from around the area and above really show just how much rain we seen. (To Much) is the word today! We called for rainfall between an inch and a half to two inches with a few areas closer to tow and a half inches with locally higher amounts on top of that. Most of us stayed around that range however one number really sticks out up there. Yes, Mellott coming in with a final total of 4.90" inches! Almost five inches. That is just crazy in my book lol. Also we have seen the nights dropping into the middle 30s lately! How long is that going to last? Well, take a look at this below!

Freeze Warning In Effect For The WHOLE WLFI Viewing Area From 4:00am To 9:00am EDT Sunday..... Below Are Some Of Our Northern County Warnings And Times.....

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Freeze Warning In Effect For The Following Counties Below.

Newton, Benton, Jasper, Counties.....

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CDT /MIDNIGHT EDT/
THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CDT /10 AM EDT/ SUNDAY...

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And A Freeze Warning In Effect For The Following Counties.

Cass, White, Counties.....

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ TO
9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ SUNDAY...

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Yes, the Frost is here! This warning means we could drop to or below the freezing mark tonight and this could kill crops or other vegetation areas. Be sure to ether bring your plants inside or at least cover them. I have taken a look into next week and we will be seeing these cool night pretty much from here on out. Yes, we have been running at least 10 to 12 degrees below our average high for this time of year! Is this a sign of whats to come this winter?

Well, today we have sunny skies outside which is a change from what we have been seeing the past few days. It is a good day to head down to the Feast of the Hunters moon. Or if you want the ground to dry out a little then Tomorrow I also look for some Partly cloudy skies! It will fee a little chilly so if your heading down there you may want to bring a jacket of some kind!

Have a wonderful weekend bloggers. I will be sure to check in again soon..........

Crazy BIG Numbers! How Much More Can We Expect?

Heavy rainfall across the area has given way to some BIG Numbers! Some bigger then others! I thought Lafayette had a good number until I just got a report from Mellott, In Fountain county. They have seen rainfall around 4.00" inches. Onw of the biggest I have seen in our viewing area. Most of us have picked up around one to two inches in the WLFI Viewing area. Here are the number at this time and remember it is still coming down right now!

Mellott, 4.00" Inches

Lafayette, 2.40" Inches

Williamsport, 1.99" Inches

Attica, 1.96" Inches

Remington, 1.28" Inches

Kentland, 1.21" Inches

Monticello, 1.16" Inches

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There is still so much moisture being pulled into this system that I would not count out another quarter to a half inch possible in areas.

Now I'M still watching the rivers like crazy however we are currently at 3.17ft on the Wabash river. We are still expected to creast on Sunday at 2:am at around 7.7" ft. This is not flood stage however it is Action stage! So we will continur to keep watch! Here is a look at the radar image as of 12:07PM EDT.

We can't wait for that lighter rain to move over our area for a while! :) We have been going crazy for raun however this may just be a little to much! ;-) I will continue to watch things closely! And I will keep you posted as needed. Stay dry and drive safe..........

What's The Cause Of All The Rain? I Have Your Answer!

Well, just like I'am I can see you all are not happy about bombing the moon ether! I'M just glad we got the word out and now you all know whats going on as well.

Now we have some other weather to talk about today! It has been raining none stop all morning. And we do have that Flood watch posted our area that I showed you all in the last post. Flood warnings out for areas to our south and also Flash flood warnings to our south and west! This is a lot of rain we are talking about and there are already many people that wish they were not in the Midwest right now! So what is the cause for all this rain? Well I have your answer below.

Here's whats going. You can see we have the cold front to our north and west. This cold air "Push" is moving into out area by later on tonight into Friday. Also we have a low pressure system to our south and west in areas of TX. This Low pressure system is pushing up all the warmer moist golf air into our viewing area where you see that warm front to our south. All this warm moisture being pushed up into our area is lifted by this cold front. The cold front acts like a plow pushing itself up and under the warm moist air lifting itto the atmosphere causing rain. And this rain is why more then what we really need! Lafayette, IN, Has already seen rainfall to 0.70" inches with much more on the way! Just take a look at this water vapor map showing all the moisture being pushed into our area from the golf.
We are looking for this rain which is heavy at times to go through out much of the day into tonight. Take a look at this national radar image taken a 12:00pm below.This is just a slow moving system. Training rain is the story today! And we will be watching the rivers that is for sure! The good news about this is we are not expecting the river to crest at flood stage which is 11.0ft. However at this time it is expected to crest closer to 7.7ft which is action stage. Still we will continue to keep watch!Here is a look at your local radar above. I will check back again as needed. Until then remember your umbrella's and rain coats! Stay dry and stay well. Temps will not get out of the low to middle 50s today! Yes, it is a COLD BITTER RAIN! And I love it.....

NASA Is Going To Bomb The Moon!! WHY? Well, What They Tell Us Is A Lie!

Hey Bloggers. Before I get to the big story I want to give a quick update on the weather we have to expect on Thursday into Friday. We are looking at some training rain / thundershowers to move into the WLFI Viewing area bringing some big rainfall numbers along with it! We are currently looking for rainfall between an inch to an inch and a half possible. I would not be surprised to see closer to two inches in areas with a few locally higher amounts on top of that! We are in a flood watch. Flood watch in effect from Thursday afternoon until Friday afternoon. Here are the counties below.....

FLOOD WATCH


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN


1010 PM EDT WED OCT 7 2009


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...

I will check back with more on this later.

Big story below!
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OMG!!!! Bloggers I have some NEWS for you!!!! I'M NOT happy about this one bit however NASA Is doing it anyway! Take a look at this stupid mess below.
NASA to bomb the moon
Two spacecraft will slam into the moon on Friday

By MIKE BRODY, Special Contributor
The space agency said it will slam two spacecraft into the moon at 7:30 a.m. EDT Friday in an effort to find water on the moon.


A spacecraft, called the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, will break into two parts and hit the moon a few minutes apart. First the Centaur upper stage rocket will hit the lunar crater Cabeus near the southern pole, sending a plume of debris about 6 miles above the moon. LCROSS then will fly through the debris, collecting and analyzing the debris, searching for signs of water ice before slamming into the moon at 5,000 miles per hour.

Amateur astronomers with the right equipment will be able to see the event from Earth, or you could just watch it on TV.NASA is planning a live broadcast for the LCROSS impacts starting at 6:15 a.m. EDT, 3:15 a.m. PDT, Oct. 9, on NASA TV and will stream the event live at www.nasa.gov/ntv .

Not everybody thinks bombing the moon is a good idea, however.
Some believe it is actually a space-based weapons test , and Lara Gardner, a writer from Portland, Maine, has started a blog called Do Not Bomb the Moon . She says it is just wrong.
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Now if I remember right! In this video I have posted bwlow it says that back in 1971 NASA already knew about water vapor on the moon! Now on the 9th of October they are going to hit it again to find out if there will be any water / vapor revealed on the moon???? WHAT?? If they already know about the water vapor then what is the point in hitting it again?? I want to know the real reason! Take a look at this video I have posted below to see for yourself.

Also here is the link to the video. I know the whole video screen does not fit right on this blog layout. Sorry about that!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byd_HpV9L9s&feature=related

This to me is just a bad idea! NASA Says "The attack on the moon is not a declaration of war or an act of vandalism because the Moon is mostly a dry airless desert" WRONG! As we seen above! In 1971 data recorted a cloud of water vapor passing over the moon. The event lasted over14 hours and covered an area of at least 100 square miles! Again WHY hit the moon once more?? I just think things should be left alone! What ever the real reason is! I can tell you it is (NOT) because of Water Vapor! (SAVE THE MOON) Maybe thats just my thinking. However I thought you all should know as well....................

We Have Many Moons To Talk About Today! Also Cooler Temperatures Will Take Over With Rain Back In The Forecast...

Well, there is a lot going on this week that is for sure! I'M sorry I have not updated that much this weekend however things have been busy and when I got a break I was out enjoying this cool Autumn weather with many evening jogs. You can see above this picture I snapped while jogging last Sunday with my sister. Armstrong is very beautiful this time of year with all the trees hanging over head and the cool water with all the ducks. Soon all the leaves will fall and I will be jogging through the crunching leaves! Ha Ha. However with these temperatures being below average this month I have already been jogging with a jacket lately! And we have much more jacket weather to come! Also another thing I cannot go without talking about today will be the Harvest Moon you all have been reporting all day! Well, I got a chance to get out and look through my telescope last night and I have to agree with you all. (It is amazing that is for sure) Big Bright and Beautiful the three B's lol.I wanted to get a picture for you all last night however my camera is just not good enough to really show the beauty of it. So this picture above is just one I found on the Internet. However this is pretty much what we was seeing the past weekend. I really hope you all got a chance to got out and enjoy this! Now usually we see the Harvest Moon in September around the Autumnal Equinox however this time it is a little late. Most people get it confused with the Hunters moon however the Hunters moon is the first full moon "After" the Harvest moon. Which this year we look for the Hunters moon closer to November 2nd. Here is a little bit about the Harvest moon below. This really tells you all what makes the Harvest moon and the Hunters moon so great this time of year! I enjoyed this and thought you might as well.

The Harvest Moon.....
The harvest moon is the moon at and about the period of fullness that is nearest to the autumnal equinox. The Harvest moon is often mistaken for the modern day Hunter's moon. In the legend of the Harvest moon, it is said that all full moons have their own special characteristics based primarily on the whereabouts of the ecliptic in the sky at the time of year that these moons are visible. The full moons of September, October and November as seen from the northern hemisphere—which correspond to the full moons of March, April and May as seen from the southern hemisphere—are well known in the folklore of the sky. All full moons rise around the time of sunset. However, although in general the moon rises about 50 minutes later each day, as it moves in orbit around Earth, the Harvest Moon and Hunter's Moon are special, because around the time of these full moons, the time difference between moonrise on successive evenings is shorter than usual. In other words, the moon rises approximately 30 minutes later, from one night to the next, as seen from about 40 degrees N. or S. latitude, for several evenings around the full Hunter's or Harvest Moons. Thus there is no long period of darkness between sunset and moonrise around the time following these full moons. In times past this feature of these autumn moons was said to help farmers working to bring in their crops (or, in the case of the Hunter's Moon, hunters tracking their prey). They could continue being productive by moonlight even after the sun had set. Hence the name Harvest Moon. The reason for the shorter-than-usual rising time between successive moonrises around the time of the Harvest and Hunter's Moon is that the ecliptic—the plane of Earth's orbit around the sun—makes a narrow angle with respect to the horizon in the evening in autumn.

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Now if this is not enough about moons today! I have a little more. Have any of you ever heard of a Harvest Moonbow? Well, there is a such thing and I have a recent picture to show you all! Take a look at this below.....

HARVEST MOONBOWS: This weekend's Harvest Moon mesmerized onlookers with its luminous beauty. In Missouri Valley, Iowa, photographer Mike Hollingshead managed to tear his eyes away for a moment and he discovered an even better show behind his back"It was a lunar fogbow," says Hollingshead. "The bright light of the Harvest Moon was shining into a fogbank rising over a recently-harvested field. The resulting fogbow was surprisingly vivid and well-defined." (At the base of the photo, the dark homunculus is the photographer's own moon-shadow pointing east toward the dawn sky where Venus can be seen shining through the mist.)

Now the cool thing about this Fogbow is "Fogbows" are often called White "Rainbows". And that is pretty much what it is if we think about it! A rainbow is caused by light shining through water droplets. Bigger water droplets "Rain" acts like a prism reflecting light in many different colors across the sky. Smaller water droplets "Fog" the same effect happens however this prism effect is not a great making the colors appear as a more misty Gray color.

And last but not least we need to get into our weather. When is the next chance at rainfall? Not far off I will tell you that! ;-) We could see some rain move into our area by as soon as today! Yes, we are currently looking for rainfall between a Tenth and a Quarter inch with a few locally higher amounts possible in areas. Now rainfall is not the only thing that we will be tracking today and this week! Yes, we will also see some cooler temperatures move into our area this week with highs having a hard time getting out of the low 60s. Our nightly lows in the low 40s! And it gets even better if you like cold weather :) Yes, by this weekend we will see highs having a tough time getting out of the 50s! And lows falling into the low to middle 30s! WOW :-) It just keeps getting better. I love this cold weather! However what is so crazy is the thought of the heater kicking on in October?!?! With nightly lows falling into the 30s! Who knows! This is something I will be sure to keep you all posted on. And also a developing system later on in the middle of this week closer to Wednesday / Thursday! Currently models point to some possible big rainfall numbers however this is to far away to call a strong forecast with the way models change so often. So I will keep you posted on that as well. I will go ahead and say models point to a possible inch in areas at this time.

And another event we will have to watch the weather for will be the Feast of the hunters moon which believe it or not is this weekend.

Wow we have a lot of Moon talk today lol :-) Maybe I'M the only one who finds this a little funny Ha Ha :) Oh well. Anyway the Feast is October 10th and 11th. Will the weather be nice? Well I will take a closer look into that coming up a little later on. I usually head down there every year with my Dad just to eat all the food cooked over that open fire. And I can remember going many times in the muddy mess. However the past few years we have hit it lucky! I for one don't want to get stuck in the rain this year so we will see what we can do. Your Weather Blogger Buddy will do the best he can to keep the rain away! :)

So have a wonderful day Bloggers. Thank you all for reading! And be sure to enjoy that Harvest moon as much as possible. Just keep the umbrella's handy for today. I will check back again real soon.