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Weather 2006-03-31
A very sharp and strong thunderstorm came in to wash away an otherwise beautiful warm spring day. At first you just saw the lightning, then the rain started, then all at once, heavy rain, lightning and "quarter-sized" hail. Tornado warnings were issued
National Weather Service Alert
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 745 PM EST FRI MAR 31 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A
- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLUMBUS SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA BROWN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON
- UNTIL 830 PM EST
- AT 744 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FRANKLIN TO 7 MILES WEST OF ELLETTSVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES WEST OF SHELBYVILLE TO 12 MILES WEST OF BLOOMINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
- SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... TRAFALGAR AROUND 750 PM EST... BLOOMINGTON AROUND 800 PM EST... PRINCES LAKES AROUND 815 PM EST... NASHVILLE AROUND 825 PM EST...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
LAT...LON 3952 8596 3948 8621 3934 8626 3931 8667 3899 8670 3905 8612 3911 8582 3948 8564
After the Storm
This storm was one of those rare ones where you can watch the storm continue in the distance for a long time after it passes over you. After it was past Bloomington, there was nothing buy clear sky above revealing the stars as clear as a on a winter night. There was a stark contrast between the clear sky and the raging storm filling the southern sky. Even though the storm was 50 miles away, it still filled 1/4 of the sky. About 2 to 5 strikes per second caused a spectacular and silent light show. This lasted for over an hour as the storm slowly moved south.
