nwohweather Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I am about to leave from here in about 30 mins heading the same way. I'll be just off to your east in Archbold, Ohio. Great flat lands for chasing, and I can easily hop on either US 24 or Interstate 80/90 or US 6 if I need to move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*IndyMeso* Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Winds really starting to pick up. Saw a report of a window in a downtown office building being blown out from a wind gust in Winchester. No inuries reported but crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 COD's closed due to flooding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Perry Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Cloudy here but temps have gone from 56 to 67 in the last hour... UNDER CLOUDY SKIES! You know it's a hell of a system when that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Looks like some stuff starting to fire ahead of the line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Maybe I'll see your name come across the board. You and me both. Looks like I'll be staffing the EOC today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fickle Heights Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 WLFI received a report of several buildings damaged and powerlines down in Earl Park in Benton County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Environment Canada has posted a small 3 county severe thunderstorm watch for extreme Southwestern Ontario. SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:45 AM EDT THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013.---------------------------------------------------------------------WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR:=NEW= WINDSOR - ESSEX - CHATHAM-KENT=NEW= SARNIA - LAMBTON. RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTHERN INDIANA AND LOWER MICHIGAN ARE EXPECTED TO TRACK INTO EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE STORMS COULD CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THIS IS AN ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS OR HEAVY RAINFALL..MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR UPDATED BULLETINS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwise Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Exactly. I dont understand calling it overkill when there's very strong shear, hodo's look great, and we've begun to destabilize quite nicely. ARB is now 72/63. That's up from 47/45 4 hours ago. YIP is at 76/62. Getting sticky out there, and I didn't bring a change of underwear to work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Are there other good places to get severe warnings? I think COD lost electricity and hence hasn't updated in nearly 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 NWS webpages from affected regions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Absolutely beautiful but sticky morning here in Detroit. Sun is shining and temps have risen to the mid-70's already.Definitely has that feel in the air that somewhere not too far away is going to get some really bad stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 WLFI received a report of several buildings damaged and powerlines down in Earl Park in Benton County. Chad-nado? Run of the mill in the LAF. Now we go stratiform rain part of the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickSumner Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yeah...you have to wonder what severe chances look like the rest of the day. The line seems to be weakening and that is quite a bit of stratiform rain behind the line. I personally think the severe threat remains minimal for the entirety of today and tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers09 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yeah...you have to wonder what severe chances look like the rest of the day. The line seems to be weakening and that is quite a bit of stratiform rain behind the line. I personally think the severe threat remains minimal for the entirety of today and tonight. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Perry Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yeah...you have to wonder what severe chances look like the rest of the day. The line seems to be weakening and that is quite a bit of stratiform rain behind the line. I personally think the severe threat remains minimal for the entirety of today and tonight. I agree. Looks like areas from Fort Wayne, IN to Detroit points south have the best shot at severe weather this afternoon looking at the latest HRRR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Perry Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 As a matter of fact, I see nothing more than Stratiform rain headed for me and a good portion of the GRR forecast area. Best potential is south and east. I expect the SPC to do some drastic changes to the outlooks soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Chad-nado? Run of the mill in the LAF. Now we go stratiform rain part of the event. Some guidance suggesting some clearing could push northward into eastern Illinois later today. Hopefully we can get things re-destabilized, otherwise we're done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwise Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I agree. Looks like areas from Fort Wayne, IN to Detroit points south have the best shot at severe weather this afternoon looking at the latest HRRR. The SPC's forecast tools have the supercell composite parameter ratcheting up quite a bit to 10+ in the next 4 hours or so over that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yeah, I don't think COD's weather website will be fixed today since COD is closed til 7 am tomorrow. Really bad news since NWS is the only other source to get warnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Downright soup air outside... But completely overcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Perry Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I think it's pretty much a lost cause on the north end of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I think it's pretty much a lost cause on the north end of things. For now at least. Things might change later however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers09 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I think it's pretty much a lost cause on the north end of things. The SPC would have seen this coming when they issued the tornado watch. The line is falling apart. The precip behind it is taking an NNE jog. I really would wait to throw in your towel. How many events have happened this way for us in MI that we give up on too soon and then get smacked with storms later. It's 12 pm, dude. The watch is till 5. Be patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Having some non thunderstorm wind damage here. FD is out on a tree that fell into a trailer, PD is out on several power poles that have been snapped off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjwise Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Downright soup air outside... But completely overcast First greasy day of the year. ARB is now 77/64. YIP is making an 80 run - it's 79/62 there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Screaming southerlies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Perry Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I've been watching weather and tracking it for 15 years... Detroit and Fort Wayne are much warmer and under sunny skies. Thus more instability. The SPC thought the storms that were to affect us currently would quickly turn severe. Some have, most haven't. They didn't mention ANYTHING about a threat later in the day or how morning convection would dissipate to set the stage later in the day. Everyone's entitled to their opinion, and mine is areas south of Detroit to Fort Wayne stand the best chance of severe weather. When the SPC updates at 12:30 I'm almost willing to bet money on an adjustment to the current forecast. I see the rain falling apart and moving NNE but I also see 2000sq miles of thick debris clouds too. Lol butterfly effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Some guidance suggesting some clearing could push northward into eastern Illinois later today. Hopefully we can get things re-destabilized, otherwise we're done.I guess the shield of rain back in IL is taking on a more NNE movement. Eastern IL looks dry now, but I'm not sure if they'll clear out in time for us. I guess we'll see.EDIT: or maybe not to E IL being dry right now. Never mind me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Ended up not chasing. My fear of everything getting pushed too far southeast from too much overnight convection came true. Too far to drive to make it back for work tomorrow. 2013 can kiss my ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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