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Seymour, IN., April 29th, 2008

Seymour's high today was 59°.  It was overcast with winds of 2-3mph.  The total 24 hour rainfall is 0.14 .  The sun finally poked its head out at 6pm and the skies began to clear.  A frost advisory is in effect tonight as temperatures could drop to freezing.   The next round of thunderstorms are expected Thursday night thru Saturday.

Seymour April 27th

Todays photo was taken April 21st, at the Jackson County Muscatatuck NWR.  The Seymour high was 68°.  A nice pleasant breese of 2 mph helped make the day almost temp. perfect.  Mostly cloudy all day, with skies becoming totally overcast in the late afternoon.  We have a 30% of rain tomorrow.  Severe weather is NOT expected.  For our Skywarn and CoCoRaHS people.  The NWS is asking us to send in hourly reports during rain events.  Please check out further information at http://www.srh.noaa.gov/rfcshare/precip_analysis_hourly.php

This is a NWS website, and reports are NOT mandatory.  BUT the more information we send in, will make future forcasts more accurate.  At CoCoRaHS we can submit the information on the CoCoRaHS website http://www.cocorahs.org at the Intense Precipitation Data report section.  Reports are to be send in AT the hour ON the hour.  For Skywarn, information will be sent in via your regular directly to the NWS channel.  I will find out if we are able to use the E-Spotter.  I will advise further on that.  B*

Seymour April 26th

The trees have finally decided to turn green this week.  It is extremely refreshing to see green again.  Today was a outstanding day in Seymour.  The weather was perfect.  A thunderstorm hit Seymour at 2:15am giving us another .26 inches of rain.  At 8am the clouds began to clear.  By noon it was blue skies with a few clouds.  Windy with 10mph gust.   The high today was 64°.  The lows tonight will be in the high 30's.  For us CoCoRaHS, we are reminded we are quicky entering hail season.  Time to break out our hailpads, and review reporting procedures.  The Indy NWS has advised us they are expecting more than usual local severe weather do to the La Nina, so please go to the weather.gov website and review Skywarn information.  Remember, procedures change, so it is always a good idea to keep up on current information year to year.  B*

Seymour April 24th

Another hot day in Seymour.  The high was 86°. with a heavy overcast.  Thankfully a nice 3 mph breeze helped to cool things off.  Cooler weather is expected this weekend with the highs in the mid 60's and lows in the 40's.  No severe weather is expected up until Weds.   A 40% change of rain turned into a 100% chance as thunderstorms rolled in to Seymour at 9:15pm.  0.20 inches of rain was recieved within the first first 15 mins of this fast moving storm.  Great thunder and lighting still continues. For those interested in photography, the magazine WeatherWise is holding its 2008 photo contest.  Check out http://www.weatherwise.org/photocontest.php for further information.  I wish to welcome a friend and fellow storm chaser Kat, KC9JEH, she will be sending in weather information on the southern end of Jackson County Indiana. B*

Seymour April 23rd.

After a couple of days of internet problems, I have returned.  High today of 83°  The day started out mostly clear.  Around noon the large cumulus clouds began to gather.  At 4pm EST the western sky became a hazy overcast.  No severe weather is expected for at least the next several days.  Monday's Skywarn class here in Seymour was attended by 27 persons.  Indianapolis NWS Warning Coord. Dave Tucek gave the Skywarn lecture.  Great presentation.  Remember you must requalify at least every two years to maintain your Skywarn certification.  B*

Seymour April 20th

Seymour's high today was 60°.  The winds were calm.  Skies began as cloudy, becoming totally a haze overcast by late morning.  Todays picture was taken at the Muscatatuck National Wildlife reserve Jackson County Indiana.  b*

Seymour April 19th

Even the Turkey Vultures were watching the storm clouds roll in.  The high today was 58°.   The rain was mostly in the early morning hours, and a light drizzle after 1pm.  Seymour had a total  0.17 inches of rain by 5pm.  Some rolling thunder was heard around 1pm.  The Seymour rain total thus for for April is 3.59 inches.

Seymour April 18th

After a rude awaking this morning of an 5.2 earthquake, the day turned out stunning.  Today was our high thus far of the year at 82°.  We had off and on winds today out of the south with gusts of up to 9mph with partly cloudy skies.  Rains tonight should be a quarter of an inch or less.  Severe weather is not expected.  For Amateur Radio and Scanner people  in the Jackson and surrounding counties, please feel free to monitor 146.790 + (pl 100.0) during Severe weather outbreaks.  A reminder that there is a NWS hosted Skywarn training session in Seymour at the Jackson Co. Public Library on Monday April 21st. at 6pm.  This Skywarn training is sponsored by the Jackson County Emergency Agency.

EARTHQUAKE ROCKS MIDWEST...TV METEOROLOGIST KEEPS HIS COOL AND STAYS SCIENTIFIC

This morning, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook the Midwest, with an epicenter located just under 40 miles from Evansville, Indiana, in the town of Bellmont, Illinois.  This earthquake, at latest report, caused minor damage to some structures and roadways, trapping one woman in her home for a brief time but resulting in no known injuries, but was felt hundreds of miles away in Milwaukee, St. Louis and Chicago.  Five aftershocks had already been recorded by the USGS (United States Geological Survey) by late morning here in the Midwest, and more are likely to follow.  Two videos are featured below.  Perhaps the most interesting for the purposes of you, our users, here at National Weather Online, is the footage of the live weather broadcast ongoing at the time of the earthquake.  In the world of TV meteorology, we often hear from the American Meteorological Society of the need to have "station scientists."  Today proves the importance of that role.  We here at National Weather Online commend this meteorologist, Byron Douglas, from WFIE 14 News, for keeping his cool, explaining the frequency of earthquakes, mentioning the fault line, and conducting his duty as "station scientist" to the letter, including introducing other possibilities of what may have been going on.

This second video, is a summary of the earthquake from the Associated Press.

Seymour April 17th

High today of 78°.  Partly cloudy with winds from the south at 2 to 3 mph.  The RED FLAG advisory has been cancelled by the NWS.  Next round of storms are expected this Friday night.  Central/Southern Indiana Skywarn is NOT expected to be activated.   Jackson County CoCoRaHS are advised to report rainfall amounts, and if any hail, all hailpads can be dropped off near the Seymour Post Office in the Seymour City Parking Lot at 4th and Walnut to the Skywarn vehicle parked there.  Please ensure all information is included with your hailpads.

Seymour April 16th

A beautiful day in Seymour today.  A high temp. of 75° with mostly clear skies, calm winds until the late afternoon, winds then picked up to 5mph with 9mph gusts.  The NWS advises that even with last weeks floods, with this weeks dry, warm and windy weather, near RED FLAG conditions will be possible for portions of Southern Indiana.

The next round of thunderstorms are expected this Friday night

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