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  1. We were in Merrillville on Thursday and got to watch that great thunderstorm roll through, then spent yesterday at Wrigley where even though the good guys lost, a person couldn't ask for better weather. One more day of low humidity and sunshine, then back to swampa$$ corn fields.
  2. I'm really looking forward to 72° with a northeast breeze at Wrigley on Friday.
  3. The overnight forecaster at LOT last night did predict 600 dm heights. As Cyclone said earlier, this is like an August weather pattern.
  4. 92° here with a dew of "only" 71. What's this shear you speak of?
  5. Nice catch Buffalo. I'd like to do that sometime, but never have attempted it. Walleye is my favorite fresh water fish to eat. Does anyone know why NWS switched back to all caps in their products. Every time I open one, I feel like they're yelling at me.
  6. Saukville better cover/tie down his palms. It looks like bo and Will are also in the Tornado Watch
  7. The only rain showing up in Indiana currently is right over my house. Might actually pick up a few hundredths. It will be interesting to see how this affects temps/dews later.
  8. The GFS has been consistent in popping that cyclone.
  9. Just take your favorite forecast and run with it.
  10. I always check IND's discussions as well as IWX's even though I'm well north of their forecast area. I just like to see how differently mets interpret basically the same data. Also, after living in Blackford and Grant counties for the first 45 years of my life, I was in the same boat as you in living so close to two NWS CWAs. EDIT: I feel like Hoosier had a pretty good explanation as to how there can be differences in forecasts in the other thread. He mentioned that temps aloft will cool slightly on Saturday, but having a warmer start may nullify the effects of slightly cooler temps aloft. Then you need to determine whether mixing heights projections are accurate....I'm glad I'm not a forecaster.
  11. You got me curious about that comparison. Of course we all know about Xenia's F 5. Greene County, OH is 415 Square miles and Van Wert County is 410 square miles, so they are comparable in size. According to the Tornado History Project stats, Van Wert County experienced 33 tornadoes from 1/1/1950-8/24/2016, while Greene County had 17 tornadoes from 2/25/1956-5/26/2015. So Van Wert Co. has averaged exactly 1 tornado every 2 years, while Greene Co. has averaged 1 tornado every 3.48 years. I will have to check the other counties in this part of the subforum when I have more time, but 1 every 2 years in a county of that size, especially in this part of the country, seems fairly impressive to me.
  12. I was just about to post that survey. It looks like one of the expected funnels actually made it to the ground. lol at the estimated wind speed, barely reaching severe levels. EDIT: Of course, it happened in Van Wert County, the tornado magnet of Ohio
  13. That's already in the running for understatement of the month.
  14. What happened to the South Bend dude who was whining about it never getting to 60° ever again?
  15. Yeah, it looked like an April game. They did not look like the Cubs that I know. That dude had them flailing at the plate. My wife is not a baseball fan but said that she would go if I bought a souvenir and a beer, so Ive been saving for quite awhile. The next time we go to the same game, I'll take you up on that offer. We decided to go on July 6th against the Reds.
  16. Two tornadoes yesterday in Steuben County Indiana. Public Information Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 747 PM EDT Sun Jun 10 2018 /647 PM CDT Sun Jun 10 2018/ ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 6/09/2018 TORNADO EVENT... .TORNADO # 1... Rating: EF-1 Estimated peak wind: 105 mph Path length /Statute/: 0.90 mile Path width /Maximum/: 375 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: 6/09/2018 Start time: 6:34 PM ET Start location: Angola, IN Start Lat/Lon: 41.6138/-85.0163 End date: 6/09/2018 End time: 6:40 PM ET End location: Angola, IN End_lat/lon: 41.6181/-85.0002 SURVEY_SUMMARY: A weak EF-1 tornado caused widespread extensive tree damage knocking down trees along railroad tracks. Minor roof damage to a few structures was noted here as well. .TORNADO #2... Rating: EF-0 Estimated peak wind: 80 mph Path length /Statute/: 0.70 mile Path width /Maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: 6/09/2018 Start time: 6:30 PM ET Start location: Angola, IN Start Lat/Lon: 41.6050/-85.0271 End date: 6/09/2018 End time: 6:31 PM ET End location: Angola, IN End_lat/lon: 41.6084/-85.0417 SURVEY_SUMMARY: A weak, but multi-funnel EF-0, according to witnesses, touched down in an empty field and then intensified somewhat as it rapidly tracked east northeast removing a portion of a roof. It also caused damage to 2 barn structures as it crossed 150W and snapped/uprooted numerous trees before it lifted.
  17. Lol at the fog rolling in at Wrigley. Man I'm glad that I don't live near the Lake. I had tickets for this game, but decided to sell them and go in early July. Looks like that was a good decision. Alek better not let his dog off of its leash. He'll never see it again.
  18. It looks like that maybe we had not only a brief random spinup, but it could be a multi-state tornado. lol
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