Northern Indiana AFD
The remnants of Beryl continue shifting northeastward into the
eastern Great Lakes and eastern Ontario between today and this
evening. An area of low level f-gen banding paired with a low level
theta-e gradient in conjunction with large scale ascent on the
western periphery of the low pressure center serves as the main
forcing for the remaining rain this morning. This forcing coincides
with sfc dew points around 70F, 850 mb dew points between 10 and
15C, and PWATs dropping from above 2 inches overnight to around 1.75
inch today. This allows for an additional 0.5 inch to 3 inches in
the main rain band area north of US-24. 12.09 SPC HREF was still
showing LPMM 24 hr rainfall totals (a realistic potential high
end) of 3 to 7 inches in that swath which essentially runs from
start to end. Much lower QPF totals south of US-24 reach 0.25
inch at most as the dry slot begins to move in this morning
through today. Rivers have seen some impact from the rain with
rises observed and forecasts taking some Kankakee and St Joseph
basin rivers into action and minor flood stage heights. Some
initial reports in Berrien county had 3 to 5 inch totals as
early as 10pm last night.
Now, as the comma head begins to move away, a 6 hr pressure rise
area moves through the forecast area starting around 13 and moving
out around 21z or so this evening. At the same time, a negative
theta-e advection airmass in the form of both cold and dry advection
takes place midday into the afternoon. So the question becomes do we
clear out the clouds enough to start getting enough mixing into the
low level jet. With the comma head lingering over areas west of
IN-15 this morning am leery of clearing cloud cover too much
yet. We`re also missing that boundary like we have in the
spring/fall months to really get the isentropic down glide for a
wind advisory event that we`re used to. As such, gusts between
30 and 40 mph could become common with sporadic gusts to around
45 mph during this period. With how wet the ground is north of
US-24, could see sporadic wind damage reports from this as the
moist ground is loosened and trees topple over. Have handled
this with an SPS.