Author: Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

Good Tuesday morning! Here is a look at today's latest video: http://youtu.be/Tm2LA6uGbEk?hd=1 A current look at radar shows that we are seeing our storm system work its way E, the back end currently moving through the Columbus/ Lancaster/ Chillicothe areas. This area is mainly rain showers, nothing severe associated with…

Video: http://youtu.be/RC9X0pxVElk?hd=1 Parts of central Indiana ended up getting split last night.  The stronger storms that developed in Illinois ended up tracking right along a large gradient in instability over Illinois and southwest Indiana.  Storms love to "feed" on this energy and ended up following along the edge of this,…

Video: http://youtu.be/LzKT4yoUMqg?hd=1 Forecast approximate timing/areas of main severe concerns shown below.   Threat for isolated, significant tornadoes in Central Illinois this evening.  In Indiana, main concern is wind.  In Illinois, wind is a more widespread concern, but the tornado threat is real and environment is one similar to previous set-ups…

Good morning! Here are the updated 7-day forecasts: Rainfall totals over the past 24 hours: Here's our current area outlined for best severe weather threat tonight.  Indiana certainly is a lower confidence zone....We aren't saying there can't be severe weather south of this zone, but this is our best idea…

Video: http://youtu.be/XEQkB1bZOyM?hd=1 Highest severe threat comes 6pm-midnight CDT: Forecast radar shows the heavy showers lingering over south-central Illinois until 1pm CDT, then the heavy cluster of showers and storms working in from 6pm-midnight over the central and northern portions of the area.   Forecast rainfall (locally higher than shown here…

Good Monday morning! A quick note that this system we discuss in the post/video is somewhat tricky, and confidence on timing, location, and rainfall amounts is lower than normal. Video: http://youtu.be/j1Xi4R4ZM6c?hd=1 A look at rainfall over the past 72 hours. Minus a stray shower or two this past weekend, we…

Video: http://youtu.be/RpkG6_GA_V0?hd=1 Here's our current area outlined for best severe weather threat tonight.  Indiana certainly is a lower confidence zone....We aren't saying there can't be severe weather south of this zone, but this is our best idea right now.  Timing of best threat 10pm-4am.   Make sure you check out…

Video: http://youtu.be/kGJ6RLVs0XQ?hd=1 Total rain through 7pm Saturday: Sunday: Wave of showers and storms moves across central Missouri Sunday morning into the afternoon.   Monday: Heavy cluster of showers and storms will target northern Iowa/southern Minnesota...main chances north of I-80.   Wind forecast over the next 4 days: Total rain over…

Good morning!  Here are the updated 7-day forecasts: Past 24 hour rainfall: Localized areas in Central Illinois, Indiana and Ohio saw over 1" amounts, but many still missed out on appreciable rain.   Weather takeaways: A much drier air mass works in from north to south through the day.  Our southern counties hang…

Video: http://youtu.be/02gOx9zG1Ew?hd=1 By Saturday afternoon and evening, we could see isolated showers sneak into northern Illinois, but a dry air mass will help eat up a lot of this.  We'll see a few showers and storms work into northwest and north-central Illinois Saturday night into our day Sunday.  By late…