Friday, August 1, 2008

August 1, 2008: 8pm

Jump into severe...

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for most of our area until 1am Saturday morning...winds to 70mph and hail to 1.5 inches in diameter area possible.



The best threat out of these storms in damaging winds.

Though I do not anticipate this to be a major event, and that it doesn't look like much right now, there is the possiblility of a few damaging wind gusts within the watch area. The best time for this would be between 10pm and 1am over our area.

These storms are just getting started, so use the links on my blog for more info as these storms fire...

Meanwhile, Saturday and Sunday will be warm but not humid with highs in the lower 90's.

However, Monday and Tuesday are a different story...highs will be in the UPPER 90's and dewpoints will rise into the upper 60's, making heat indices to near 105!!! People should not spend to much time outdoors on these days, as maximum exposure to this kind of heat can cause heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

The SPC has a risk of severe weather for southern Indiana on Wednesday, as a front comes to wipe out this hot streak. The storms could be severe. Wednesday-Thursday's highs will be in the upper 80's to lower 90's, but very humid on Wednesday. The humidity will begin to decrease Thursday.

Next Friday will be less humid and in the middle 80's with clear skies.

Alex C.

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