Jackstraw

Confirmed tornado near Zionsville, just N of Indy Metro

That little cluster of cells ( just TOR warned) just W and WNW of Indy are gonna go through some very densely populated areas.

Incoming Tor watch for Eastern IN and much of OH

Looks like here in a November outbreak. Low topped 70mph spinners.

Was outside with the dogs, had a sweatshirt, winter hat, gloves and a jacket on. It was freezing 40-45 with a stout NE wind. Went into eat and take a shower, got dressed went back outside in like 90 min and it felt like someone turned on the sauna, 70/60 (77/65 now) . I've never felt it get that warm and that humid that quick before. HRRR showing 4-600 m2s2 now around here. Gonna go sit and watch somewhere off to my SSE. Chasing is futile with these storm speeds

Got my paintball gun ready in case I see that damn loudmouth and his Dominatrix today lol

Yeah, went from 45/40 here to 70/60 in 90 min. That was a trip.

The sun is really trying to peek out here already. Some semi positive signs on the HI RES NAM and HRRR around 5-7 south of 24. Not holding my breath.

Van Wert is always a solid spot to watch lol

I'm cool with a cool April. Slow that damn grass down

Really weird. The gust front/shelf cloud has literally stalled overhead for the last 30-45 min. As that northern edge took off and bowed to the NNE the SW part of the front seems to have stalled for a moment. They forecasted this to happen but much earlier in the day. The actual rain is training a mile W of me to the NE. I've had a few big drops thats it. Its like I'm on the storm railroad crossing lol.

Pfffft...Fooey... for MBY. Just as I thought. Just as is always. Big scary photogenic shelf cloud, a clap of thunder and a gust of wind. As always everything splits North and South. Maybe next time..... for the 100th time lol.

Tor warned storm just N of Plymouth was showing a CC drop right over Tyner IN. Its moving at about 60 out running the warnings.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Tornado Warning National Weather Service Lincoln IL 126 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025 The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southern Champaign County in east central Illinois... Northwestern Douglas County in east central Illinois... * Until 200 PM CDT. * At 126 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Sadorus, or 9 miles north of Tuscola, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Willard Airport, Pesotum, and Tolono around 130 PM CDT. Savoy, Philo, and Urbana around 135 PM CDT. Sidney around 140 PM CDT. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 216 and 239. Interstate 72 between mile markers 181 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 178 and 185.

Yeah the GFS jumped on board with the EURO today cranking that low up. 30% on SPC Day 5 is pretty significant.

Yeah, getting more and more unimpressed with this one than I was a couple days ago. Thought we had a slight chance of something locally because of a few things lining up with decent dew's here for the first time this year. Everything this Spring so far has come through at 3am after it's pissed it's vinegar. This ones starting to look like photogenic "scary" shelf cloud cool to look at storm lol. Potential small QLCS spin ups around here anyway. Better chances down around the river and south per usual. It is Spring so you ever know

I'm starting to like Sunday for my neck of the woods. Its at least looking like we may get some energy coming through with some sunlight instead of pissing out at the IN/IL line. Lapse rates kinda iffy but there's some decent kinematics and backing winds along with a strengthening surface low moving through IN on the NAM. Some really nice HODO's in S IL and IN, especially along I70 and south and pretty significant SRH values. It's not the best but its the best look I've had in MBY so far this Spring. Might be thread worthy as we get into some HiRes land.

All I got was the applause at a Kid Rock concert... one clap... of thunder lol

Got just enough wind and rumbles for the dogs to keep me up until 5 or 6. And now here comes the the make ya sick weather lol

I'm a mile E of the Grant county line so I should drive over and say I'm in one lol n/t

Storms moving at 50-60mph lol. Good luck if your chasing....or running lol.

I lived right on the ocean in the SE for 30 years. I've had it with "wind events" lol. This season is starting just like last years. I'm too old to be running around 500-1000 miles to get a glimpse of one 20 miles away. I have graduated to a sit and wait chaser. If it comes it comes . (Plus there's just too many people out there now, it's ridiculous)

Yes they are. I came over a hill while driving last year and there were 6 digging into a small deer. My little Integra was surrounded by these giant birds leaping into the air in a panic. Thought I drove into Jurassic park for a minute. I've always been fascinated by them because of the way they fly and how big they are. They're one of the largest birds you'll encounter around these parts with wingspans of 5-7ft. Interestingly they won't bother with anything thats been dead longer than 48 hours. So if you see them eating something technically you could still eat it (with some definite high temp cooking lol). They can smell a freshly dead mouse under a leaf from a 1k feet up. I grew up in southern CA and when I was a kid we would lay down out in a field and not move and within a couple of minutes a couple of Western Vultures would cruise over. We we're convinced they were gonna come down and pick our bones like some old Spaghetti Western movie lol. They are an amazing bird and they are protected.

First Turkey Vulture this past weekend. Should look like the skies over Berlin in 1945 pretty soon

Its been so long for some good storms around here it'd be like chasing a girl when I was 14. Wouldn't know what to do once I got one