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INDIANAPOLIS — Severe weather pounded parts of Indiana Thursday night, bringing strong winds and rain to the Hoosier State. The National Weather Service received numerous reports as the front swept through Indiana. As of 9 a.m., more than 130,000 customers were without power across the state. The bulk of those outages were in north and […]
STATEWIDE–Temperatures are cooling down across Indiana, but also there is a chance of more severe weather this weekend. “The next chance of thunderstorms looks to be on Saturday into Saturday night. Another round of thunderstorms with strong damaging winds is possible,” said Matt Eckhoff, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. Eckhoff says, much […]
STATEWIDE-Severe weather could be a problem for Indiana Thursday night. It’s also an unseasonably warm day across the state. “Dew points in the low 70s and that’ll create the heat indices of 100 to about 105 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind gusts today could be 20 to 30 miles per hour at times and that keeps the […]
STATEWIDE-Severe weather hit Indiana Tuesday night and more could be on the way in the coming days. Tornado warnings were issued on Tuesday for Johnson and Morgan Counties. Matt Eckhoff, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, says they saw some rotation on radar. “Yeah, it started just northeast of Martinsville and then it […]
HARRISON COUNTY, Ind.–Heavy rain hit the Louisville and southern Indiana area on Tuesday, with some spots receiving up to 8 inches, leading to dangerous flash flooding. Southern Indiana towns like Lanesville and Corydon saw 4 to 9 inches of rain, while the Louisville Metro area and counties south of the city received 2 to 5 […]
STATEWIDE–You are being urged to watch out for scattered showers and thunderstorms that could also bring about gusty winds and localized flooding in Indiana. “Tomorrow morning (Wednesday), there could be some strong storms that could persist from tonight especially further south there could even be a chance of some localized flooding with that and then […]
STATEWIDE–Flooding could be an issue for some portions of Indiana this week, especially with rain in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday. “Some of that could be heavy. So essentially what we’re looking at is multiple rounds of precipitation,” said Casey Crosby, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. Crosby says what particularly caught […]
STATEWIDE–Rain is supposed to become a factor in Indiana soon, but severe weather chances are low. “We’re expecting a boundary that’s currently across northern Illinois and northern Indiana to slowly move south throughout today into tonight. That could produce some rain tonight and some storm chances, but that will increase even further for Saturday afternoon, […]
STATEWIDE — Forecasters expect a beautiful weather across Indiana this week. National Weather Service Meteorologist Andrew White says humidity will stay low. “Temperatures are generally going to be in the upper 70s to low 80s,” he says. “Also, the dew points are going to be generally in the mid-40s to low 50s.” White expects completely […]
STATEWIDE–Rain is supposed to fall across Indiana both Tuesday and Wednesday. “By the time we get to tonight we’re going to see some rain showers move in from southern Indiana and the Ohio River area. The chance of rain tonight is about 60 percent and we’ll see low temperatures tonight around 65,” said Jason Puma, […]
INDIANAPOLIS–Meteorologists say there is both good news and bad news about today’s weather and how it could affect the Indianapolis 500. Joe Nield with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis says the bad news is that scattered showers are increasing in coverage and will move into Indiana during the morning hours. “And unfortunately, we’re going […]
STATEWIDE — After heavy rain early this week, Indiana skies clear out Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service expects afternoon temperatures to hover in the mid-to-upper 60s as conditions gradually dry out. “Later Wednesday afternoon into Friday evening, the state gets a little break from the active weather,” says Mike Ryan, a meteorologist at the […]