Thursday, June 11th, 2009: 7pm

Here is your forecast...big news is tornado watch currently in affect until 1 am for southern Indiana and northcentral Kentucky.

Storms are severe now south of the river, with tornado warnings for Leitchfield. Those storms will stay south of Louisville. A secondary severe threat may be coming out of central Indiana...stay tuned...

Alex C.

Sunday, June 7th, 2009: 8:30am

Here is your forecast for the area for the week. I'm off to summer camp and will not be posting again until Wednesday night...

Meanwhile, we will have a few very warm days. We will see a slight chance of storms Monday afternoon, with more widespread storms late Monday night. Those storms could be strong, with a slight risk of severe storms west of I-65. Tuesday could have some more numerous storms in the afternoon. After this system moves through, we will see very pleasant weather.



My weather friend Ryan Hoke is storm chasing in the Plains through the 19th. To see stories of his adventures, pictures, and video, you can go to one of these sites:

• http://ryanweather.blogspot.com
• www.twitter.com/ryan_weather
• www.stormchasertv.com

Alex C.

Friday, June 5th, 2009: 9:30pm

Here's the new forecast for the area...

A very cool night tonight will lead to a few warm days in a row. Next storm system will come in with isolated storms on Monday and more widespread storms Tuesday, before another slight cooldown...

Alex C.

Thursday, June 4th, 2009: 4pm

For information on my lightning video...see the previous post (below)...

So much for my forecast for today...I think all meteorologists will agree that we completely blew the forecast for today. I certainly thought that the clouds, at least the low clouds, would clear sooner, and we would get around 70. However, it is 4pm and my weather station says 59!!! On June 4th, really?

I think that the clouds will stick around long enough to keep the temps from falling to the low 50s tonight. What happens tonight is actually indicative of the temperatures for the next few days. If my forecast for tonight is correct, the temps will get to around 80 on Friday and into the upper 80s for Saturday. Also, I forecast that we will see lower 90s for Sunday and Monday. However, if temps go into the lower 50s tonight, temps over the course of the next few days wil be about 3-5 degrees cooler than I have forecasted.

If my forecast is right, hot weather will be the order for Sunday, and very hot and humid weather will be in store Monday, with just isolated storms. Another humid day will be in the works for Tuesday as our next storm system comes in. I think that with the moisture at least, I should at least mention the potential for strong storms Tuesday. The storm system will clear by late Wednesday...

Alex C.

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009: 9pm

I am making my video and pictures of the incredibly close lightning strike from Tuesday night available to the public through Saturday at 8pm. Please email your request of the video and pictures to hookedonweather@aol.com, and I will email them to you on Saturday night. To view the photos...see the previous post. The video was not uploaded to the blog, so that is only available upon request. This media can then be reproduced upon my consent...just so that I get the credit for the pictures and video...thank you...

The forecast has storms ending to our south this evening. Tomorrow will be a very cool, dull day in the morning, but we will see things turn for the better by Friday. If this storm clears quickly tomorrow, we will see lows in the 50s tomorrow night...

Next storm system brings a chance of storms Monday, with isolated storms on Sunday and Tuesday. We will have a brief cooldown mid next week before a warm up for the latter part of the week...

Alex C.

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009: 10pm

Here is your 7-day forecast...discussion below...

Storms raced in this evening, some severe, and were moving further ahead of the front than expected. Expect to see more storms tomorrow...and end by early Thursday morning...

Some forecasts are showing that the rain will stick around through Thursday, which would hold highs in the upper 60's. I think that these storms will help force the front through by Thursday morning, and we could see some clearing in the afternoon...

A quick weekend warmup will preclude another storm system, bringing summerlike storms to the area early next week! Note: It will not be a wash out, just some common 15-30 minute summer storms. Most widespread storms will be seen on Monday...

Tonight I got some spectacular video of lightning. I cannot upload the video because of dial-down internet, but here are some still from it.



You cannot tell from these pictures, but the lightning was so close that the thunder and lightning were indistinguishable in time. Next time I'm on hispeed internet, I'll upload the video...

Alex C.

Monday, June 1st, 2009: 9pm

Get ready for a hot and humid day tomorrow...temps will be nearing 90 and humidity will be much higher than today.

A storm system will impact the area Wednesday afternoon and evening, giving a decent chance of storms. Severe storms are not expected, and if any would occur, they would be very isolated (1 or 2). These storms will end Thursday morning.

It will be nice for the end of the week until another storm system impacts the area at the end of the weekend and early next week...

Alex C.