The most dangerous job in Bloomington Indiana is this one

As you all are aware of by now,  Bloomington survived last night's tornado outbreak but other areas of Indiana were not so lucky. And now we have to deal with flooding until Sunday. But I have something interesting that I want to share with you all. 

In the late afternoon as the winds were picking up and reaching 50+ MPH, there was crane operator downtown doing his own thing. Would you do this job during a 'High Wind Watch' and a 'Tornado Watch'?

Here is the picture:

Here is the video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Y7K6RKG4m95wL58GRJ1RvpDThngFssq/view?usp=sharing

Historic flooding and extreme weather headed to Indiana tomorrow on Wednesday 4/2/2025

If you haven't tuned in to see the latest weather report, you should do so immediately! Everything is on the table for Wednesday night. We could see damaging winds, hail, microbursts, tornadoes and unfortunately some counties in Kentucky will see over 12 inches of rain. This is not an April Fool's Day Joke!

See what the National Weather Service is saying so far:

.LONG TERM (Wednesday through Monday)...
Issued at 329 AM EDT Tue Apr 1 2025

The threat for severe weather will return on Wednesday as a low
pressure system tracks across the Great Lakes region. Confidence on
how exactly this system will play out is still lacking as models are
showing multiple solutions for storms. The first thing to watch for
is how the early to mid morning storms play out as there is some
potential for those storms limiting the afternoon destabilization
and reintensification in the afternoon to evening storms. The next
uncertainty comes ahead and along the cold front in which the line
of storms may move through as one wider line of storms or as a
couple of subsequent lines. Regardless of the above, there will be
ample warmth and moisture to work with as well as lift, instability,
and shear making all severe hazards possible for central Indiana.
The best guess at timing is still from late afternoon to early
overnight with a brief hail threat during the Wednesday morning
hours. Outside of the storms, gusty winds will also be a concern
throughout the day Wednesday as gusts could potentially reach up to
40-45 mph at times.

Higher confidence comes with the flooding concerns from Wednesday
into the weekend as a boundary sets up in the Ohio Valley region,
keeping a persistent band of training storms in the area. The
boundary will meander some, but is expected to largely center over
the Ohio River, just south of the forecast area. While the main
excessive rainfall concern is for our far southern counties and
areas further to the south, enough moisture and rainfall is
possible through the week to extend the flood watch just north of
I-70 corridor. There is still uncertainty in exact rainfall
amounts but to give an idea, parts of south central Indiana could
see anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of rain while along I-70 could
see amounts of 4 to over 6 inches.

Models indicate that the boundary should finally push off to the
east by Monday allowing for at least a brief break in precipitation
and a likely return to nearer to normal temperatures.

Snow in April again!

 Winter just does not want to give up. Check out this model run for April 6, 2025

That is a nice thumping of heavy wet snow!

The dust storm is here in Indiana

If you've seen the sky and clouds today, you might have wondered about their odd looking color earlier. I think it's due to the dust storms. I've never experienced this before. 

March in Indiana = Tornadoes tonight and snow tomorrow!

The good news is that tomorrow is the first day of Spring. Although winter will be officially over, it wont feel like it.

Severe storms and tornadoes are possible tonight!

I'm issuing a Burl Alert for Saturday morning between 3:00AM and 7:00AM for severe storms and possibly a tornado. That's going to be the most dangerous time of the overnight hours according to hi-res data and the rotation tracking software. The National Weather Service has not issued a Tornado Watch yet but if they do, that is an additional reason to be alert. 

Enjoy the sunny 81 degree day tomorrow. Winter returns next week.

Winter is not over! Not by a long shot. 

Indiana Statewide Tornado Drill Happening Now!

It's just a test. There is no severe weather in the forecast.

Is the polar vortex coming back?

Winter isn't over just yet. A major shift in the weather pattern could have millions across the United States once again reaching for their winter coats later this month before milder springlike air arrives for good.

It a big March snowstorm on the way?

Look at what the GFS is showing for March 20

It's sectionals week! And it's snowing!

These two go hand-in-hand in Indiana. It never seems to fail.

The powerful storm is now centered over Chicago and snow is wrapping around the backside of it. 

I recorded a low pressure of 993 millibars at my apartment this morning.

It looks like this pattern will repeat between March 15-17 so more snow is on the way. For the last two or three years it has snowed into April. I think we could seen the same this year. Check out these temperature profiles for April 4 and 5 of 2025: