Severe Weather 8/10 - 8/13

[A-L-E-K]

1 hour ago, pen_artist said:

Gonna poke around Belmont harbor with the ultra light later

[TheRegionRat]

Storm hit hard here in NWI. This tree fell in my backyard in EC. Miracle though. Didn't take out the power line. The line runs through the silver pole. Lots of reports of catastrophic damage in Highland, Griffith and Gary. 

[cyclone77]

10 minutes ago, TheRegionRat said:

Storm hit hard here in NWI. This tree fell in my backyard in EC. Miracle though. Didn't take out the power line. The line runs through the silver pole. Lots of reports of catastrophic damage in Highland, Griffith and Gary. 

That far northwest corner of Indiana has been getting absolutely smoked lately.  Hoosier oughta be loving that if he still lives there.

[sbnwx85]

2 hours ago, IWXwx said:

Was in on a huddle with their WCM during the storms. The justification for the mass tor warnings was based on the reports of 95 MPH gusts upstream, equaling EF-1 speeds. 

Interesting. I would think a SVR Warning with 100 mph winds would be the message across, but maybe social science says otherwise.

[pen_artist]

3 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

Gonna poke around Belmont harbor with the ultra light later

Curious to know if you saw anything of note!

[A-L-E-K]

Nothing noticeable to me but I've never been able to see anything when this happens despite the occasional headline and notorious past events

[SchaumburgStormer]

Here we go again 

[metallica470]

10 hours ago, metallica470 said:

Grabbed this screenshot for Mokena as it was happening

Confirmed EF1 for Mokena

[A-L-E-K]

should be a safe miss south for my, not to bummed and will be nice to see the wet get spread around a bit

[cyclone77]

DVN just gusted to 59mph.  Should be another very nice soaker en route.  

[A-L-E-K]

liked the llj storms at the end of this hrrr run

 

[hawkeye_wx]

Everything is missing me this month.  A line of big storms blew up just west of Cedar Rapids this morning and it certainly looked like we would be hit, but the first cell sagged south and then the rest of them followed.  A band of 2-3" fell barely south of CR and I only got 0.11".

[A-L-E-K]

hate when that happens

on the plus side, you'll get more chances, we haven't locked a rof pattern in like this in a long time

[Jackstraw]

 I have had back and forth loud rumbles to howitzers since midnight. I'm seriously saying 1 or more a minute for the last 9 hours straight.  I don't think I've ever had a lightning/thunder streak this long since I've lived here. Doesn't bother me at all normally but its really starting to get on my nerves now (my dog has 4mg's of xanax in him. He's gonna need a therapist). Rumble rumble rumble then bam. Even the rumbles are those far off explosive sounding strikes. Almost every blast of lightning is CG, no upper cloud stuff. Its freakin' nutz. The rain was pretty steady also, another 2.5in since last night bringing my 2 day total to 7. But just to my SSE they have been getting pummeled even worse, 4-7 inches overnight. The training over East Central/SE IN/SWOH is unreal. Every time I've checked the radar since this started around midnight they are just covered. If that next bow sustains and and doesn't swing to our south the ground is completely saturated primed and ready for tree falls with any wind. Once again, I hate these setups with a passion. Give me a single  SUP with a TOR any day. Here and gone lol. This is like WWI trench warfare crap. Think I'm shell shocked lol  

[A-L-E-K]

jelly^

[BeastFromTheEast]

2 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

should be a safe miss south for my, not to bummed and will be nice to see the wet get spread around a bit

Not mad at all by the miss south, we’ve been blessed locally.
 

Plus we still get to see the cool looking clouds out in the distance even with no rain. 

[Chicago Storm]

2 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

should be a safe miss south for my, not to bummed and will be nice to see the wet get spread around a bit

Looks like I-90 on south, roughly.

[CheeselandSkies]

1 hour ago, hawkeye_wx said:

Everything is missing me this month.  A line of big storms blew up just west of Cedar Rapids this morning and it certainly looked like we would be hit, but the first cell sagged south and then the rest of them followed.  A band of 2-3" fell barely south of CR and I only got 0.11".

Consistent miss south for Madison and points north in southern Wisconsin, as well. Naturally Wausau area managed a few severe storms late last night despite being well north of even the marginal risk contour.

[A-L-E-K]

hrrr rather insistent on training cyclone following another mcs out of iowa tomorrow

droughtville to flood headlines can sure hit you fast in the modern era

[SchaumburgStormer]

I may get clipped or may miss this mcs by a few miles. Will be real close 

[A-L-E-K]

il fixing to stat pad with some more spinups?

at this point it's taking the all-time record from tx or bust

[DaveNay]

Latest radar scans seem like the line is accelerating. Derecho anyone?

[A-L-E-K]

prayers 4 king james 

[King James]

Not at home today :-/

[A-L-E-K]

mby snuck in on the warning, i'll count it but not expecting much here other than a low end shelf

[SchaumburgStormer]

Snuck in on a few drops. #blessed 

[nvck]

Quote

NWS Wilmington OH 1032 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR CAMBRIDGE CITY, BROWNSVILLE AND DUNLAPSVILLE INDIANA...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE, UNION AND WAYNE COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...

At 1032 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding in Numerous flooded roads across the warned area, with up to 5 feet of water in Cambridge City. Between 3.5 and 6.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches are possible.

FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Cambridge City, Brownsville and Dunlapsville Indiana. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.

IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

Really dire situation in southeast Indiana, looks like they could stack another 3-5" on top of this.

[A-L-E-K]

12z guidance says we'll be on this train into the weekend

[Malacka11]

Surprisingly badass looking as it rolls through, in places the scud is nearly touching the ground

[King James]

Impressive winds in Watseka