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They didn't break it, they destroyed it.

I've been lovin' this October. No wonder Spartman hasn't been here whining.

Uh...I think we need some rain around here.

I KNEW that I should have made a play on the warm front, but decided against it at the last minute. I even know the road network pretty well up there. Also, the storm motion was such that it would have been an easy chase. It was a marginal threat for spinners and it was expected that they most likely would be fairly weak, but you don't get very many chances to chase in this part of the country. Public Information Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 450 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 /350 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024/ ...NWS Damage Survey for 09/24/24 Event... Thunderstorms developed along a warm front, resulting in the development of a total of 4 tornadoes. We would like to extend our thanks to the spotters, public and media outlets that passed on reports during the event, as well as emergency management officials that assisted in investigating the damage. ..Noble County IN EF1 Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.47 miles Path Width /maximum/: 0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 09/24/2024 Start Time: 04:13 PM EDT Start Location: 2 SSE Ligonier / Noble County / IN Start Lat/Lon: 41.4319 / -85.5737 End Date: 09/24/2024 End Time: 04:36 PM EDT End Location: 2 ESE Topeka / Noble County / IN End Lat/Lon: 41.5236 / -85.4971 Survey Summary: This tornado started just east of Engle Lake, knocking down some trees in a residential area. As it continued northward, some of the strongest damage was sustained to a house, which had some of its roofing ripped off and a wall pushed in. Other houses and farm buildings sustained roof damage and more trees were knocked down or snapped as it continued on crossing highway 6. One large chicken building had its entire outer shell removed. It came to an end just before the Noble/Lagrange county line. ..Lagrange County EF1 Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.92 miles Path Width /maximum/: 125 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 2 Start Date: 09/24/2024 Start Time: 05:01 PM EDT Start Location: 2 NE Oliver Lake / Lagrange County / IN Start Lat/Lon: 41.5975 / -85.3706 End Date: 09/24/2024 End Time: 05:08 PM EDT End Location: 2 SSW Plato / Lagrange County / IN End Lat/Lon: 41.6176 / -85.3453 Survey Summary: The storm that caused tornadic damage to Noble county intensified again and moved northeast. After initially dropping down around the intersection of 300 S and 300 E it continued northeastward damaging barns and knocking down trees. It completely destroyed one barn building and ripped the roof off and knocked the walls down from a chicken housing structure. The tornado dissipated shortly thereafter in a field. A buggy was blown over in the 2900 block of County Road E 300 S, with 2 occupants suffering minor injuries. .St Joseph IN EFO Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 70 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.29 miles Path Width /maximum/: 260 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 09/24/2024 Start Time: 05:49 PM EDT Start Location: 2 E Indian Village / St. Joseph County / IN Start Lat/Lon: 41.7065 / -86.185 End Date: 09/24/2024 End Time: 05:51 PM EDT End Location: 3 NNW Mishawaka / St. Joseph County / IN End Lat/Lon: 41.7071 / -86.1793 Survey Summary: The combination of video relayed by local media and an NWS storm survey concluded that a weak tornado occurred. The tornado began in the vicinity of the east side of the Meier store parking lot. Medium sized tree branches were downed near the beginning of the tornado path. The tornado tracked east and affected the La-Z-Boy Furniture store and the Potbelly restaurant where some large tree branches were downed. The tornado crossed North Main Street with some additional medium sized tree limbs downed near Raising Cane's restaurant. The tornado then dissipated over an adjacent field to the west of the St. Joseph Health System medical facility. .Camden MI EF0 Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 65 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.11 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 09/25/2024 Start Time: 06:22 PM EDT Start Location: 2 SE Camden / Hillsdale County / MI Start Lat/Lon: 41.7376 / -84.7356 End Date: 09/25/2024 End Time: 06:23 PM EDT End Location: 2 SE Camden / Hillsdale County / MI End Lat/Lon: 41.7382 / -84.7336 Survey Summary: Minor damage occurred to 2 barns on Austin Road, between S Edon Rd and Gilmore Road. The circulation was only briefly on the ground with estimated wind speeds of around 65 mph.

@HillsdaleMIWeatherThat cell that's been periodically dropping them across Northeast IN is in your neighborhood. You on it?

You need to make better choices in life. Seriously though, you'll never see a team lose that many games again. You will hopefully get the chance to see a 'nader.

Didn't there used to be quite a disparity between MDW and ORD? They were pretty close to each other this year. Also, didn't RFD tend to run warm?

Preliminary survey results from the Jay County tornadoes, EF-U and high-end EF-1 Public Information Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 107 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024 /1207 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024/ ...NWS Damage Survey for 09/22/2024 Tornado Event.. .Overview... A low topped supercell develop Sunday evening west southwest of Portland. ...Jay County Tornado... Rating: EFU Estimated Peak Wind: 0 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.21 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 09/22/2024 Start Time: 07:42 PM EDT Start Location: 2 NNE Blaine / Jay County / IN Start Lat/Lon: 40.427 / -85.0383 End Date: 09/22/2024 End Time: 07:44 PM EDT End Location: 2 NNE Blaine / Jay County / IN End Lat/Lon: 40.4273 / -85.0345 Survey Summary: This supercell produced an initial small, short track tornado in a corn field just east of the Salamonie river south of CR W 75 before it dissipated. ...Portland Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.19 miles Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 09/22/2024 Start Time: 07:45 PM EDT Start Location: 2 NE Blaine / Jay County / IN Start Lat/Lon: 40.4274 / -85.0274 End Date: 09/22/2024 End Time: 07:51 PM EDT End Location: Portland / Jay County / IN End Lat/Lon: 40.4331 / -84.987 Survey Summary: A second stronger tornado developed immediately downstream near the intersection of W 75 S and Joan Dr and quickly gained intensity as it tracked east northeast, hitting the Portland high school which sustained considerable roof damage. Several homes nearby and further east on the west side of Portland sustained roof damage along with considerable tree damage noted along the track of this tornado.

Out of the blue (or gray), two tornadoes touched down last evening within 50 miles of here. One in Jay County, near the town of Portland, and other between Yorktown and Muncie in Delaware County. Both are in East Central IN. IWX is calling Jay Co. a traditional tornado, while there is some speculation at IND about the Delaware Co. tornado: "It may have been a 'hybrid' tornado with some storm scale rotation and some more landspout-like stretching of vertical vorticity processes occurring, but that's speculation." A friend of mine from Yorktown messaged me a pic of that one that he caught.

Caught 0.54" here yesterday. Not a drought buster, but let's see what tonight/tomorrow brings.

Also, looking at the national map, with drought in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama, how will this affect moisture advection from the Gulf? Or from the southwest for that matter? I really don't know much about this, if anyone can help. Besides, someone's gotta pick up the ball from Hoosier.

I understand. You guys up there are in good shape compared to us. I am basing drought on the National Drought Mitigation Center data. The moderate drought area along in the Ohio River Valley and along the IN/OH line will spread north and west quickly in the next week and will likely encompass most or all of Ohio (of course), Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, and maybe Iowa and Southern Wisconsin. That would be a large area of drought if it holds or intensifies. I am just curious how it would affect our weather this winter. Does drought beget drought in the winter?

Has any one done research concerning drought conditions going into winter and the resulting winter outcomes in our subforum?

The burn bans in Indiana are spreading like wildfire. (See what I did there?) With fine fuels quickly drying, field fires become an issue. I already saw a couple of dust devils in fields yesterday.

That D1 will be moving west in Indiana on Thursday

Endless days of beautiful weather. Best climo

I'd be good with this pattern all the way through mid-October, damned the drought.

At least Francine should bring a little drought relief to the Mississippi Valley and perhaps the extreme southern part of the sub. Southern Ohio wants a right turn signal. The ULL could create a sit and spin scenario.

Upper 30's tonight here too. Then the heat begins to build back in with no rain in the forecast for the next seven days. Everything will be cooked by next weekend. The Ohio drought is creeping westward.

SBN broke their record high before 2 PM, reaching 97. The old record of 96 was set in 1948. Keeping an eye FWA, whose record is also 96. They jumped from 93 to 97 on the intrahour from 2:30 to 2:35 (EDT), then dropped to 95 at 2:40, and has been sitting there ever since.

Coincidentally, I just did my annual seal last week. I used to only do it every three years or so, but I just do it every year now and don't have to use a much sealer on each coat.

The media has latched onto ET, so the buzz is now “corn sweat.” It’s the new “polar vortex” and “atmospheric river.”

A nice stretch of warmth incoming for the next week. I'm looking at REAL heat for Tuesday, as my point n click predicts 97. I suspect an Ohio poster will be on here complaining that he got 99'd.