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Kilauea Update: Six Weeks Later

May 3rd marked the start of fissures opening and lava flowing at Kilauea. In the last six weeks, more than 20 fissures have opened in Kilauea's Lower East Rift Zone. Many of those were small and short-lived, but not all of them. One fissure - Fissure 8 - pushed lava... Continue reading

Posted Jun 17, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Air Quality Alerts Issued for Sunday

An Air Quality Alert has been issued for several WDRB counties Sunday 10 AM - midnight EDT. These alerts are often labeled with different names by different departments/offices, so for the sake of understanding we will refer to all similar alerts as air quality alerts. The alert was issued for... Continue reading

Posted Jun 16, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Wrapping Up Rain Chances

You've made it! After so many days in a row of rain and storm chances, this is the end. We have a smaller chance for storms this afternoon/tonight. The Storm Prediction Center has included most of our area (roughly I-65 and areas east) in a Marginal Risk of severe weather... Continue reading

Posted Jun 13, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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More Rounds of Rain and Storms Tuesday

We're almost there - this is the light at the end of the tunnel for our seemingly endless rain/storm chances. A cold front is drawing nearer; that will bring us a new air mass and help drop heat and humidity before the end of the week. Storm chances continue this... Continue reading

Posted Jun 12, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Late Monday, Early Tuesday Storm Potential

The "chance of storms" forecast is starting to sound like a broken record, but the overall flow pattern influencing our weather hasn't changed much. This stationary front hanging north of us is allowing storms to fire north and west of us then propagate south to our WDRB counties. The Storm... Continue reading

Posted Jun 11, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Sunday Shelf Clouds

Did you see these intense-looking storm clouds Sunday? This is called a shelf cloud, and Sunday we saw this cloud as it was weakening. If you see this as a storm is strengthening, it can be a little scary! What is a shelf cloud? You are basically seeing the innards... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Sunday Night Severe Thunderstorm Watch

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued in the area until 9 PM. Additional waves of storms will come through tonight bringing strong wind gusts. It is possible some of those gusts will exceed severe criteria (58 mph), so we could see some warnings. Follow me on social media using... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Severe Threat With Sunday Storms

The Storm Prediction Center has put our entire area in a Marginal Risk for severe weather Sunday. That is the lowest category - level 1 out of 5. Below we analyze timing and threats by what ingredients are present and which are lacking. INGREDIENTS Heat and humidity both remain high... Continue reading

Posted Jun 9, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Passenger Plane Forced to Land After Flying Through Hail Storm

Hail forced a passenger plane to make an unplanned landing, but not before severely damaging the windshield and nose cone of the plane and terrifying passengers. The video below shows you the damage to the plane. Facts: American Airlines flight 1897 took off from San Antonio at 6:58 PM CDT... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Cold Front Tonight: Temperature Changes and a Rain Chance

A cold front will pass through Kentuckiana tonight which normally brings changes, but so many of you are begging to not change the weather. Fortunately, you might like the changes this front brings. If you live in our far northeastern counties, you'll be the closest to the rain chances. The... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Nearly Perfect Space Station Sightings This Week

Picture-perfect weather for the next several days is creating prime viewing opportunities of the International Space Station. There are two chances to see it tonight with several more opportunities coming later this week. We are forecasting mostly clear sky during this early part of the night, so as long as... Continue reading

Posted Jun 4, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Kilauea Eruption Update: Still Going Strong

These are the most current images from the U.S. Geological Survey of the Kilauea eruption. They were taken at 7 this morning (Hawaiian time) when USGS said, "nearly all of the front was active and advancing; advance rates were estimated at an average of 250 feet/hour (76 m/hr)." The flow... Continue reading

Posted Jun 3, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Arizona Dust Devil Looks More Like a Tornado!

This dust devil was caught on camera last week in Arizona, and it looks intense! In fact a lot of people thought it looked more like a tornado than a normal dust devil. Watch this crazy video below. In the video around 0:50, the camera tilts up so you can... Continue reading

Posted Jun 2, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Breaking Down Thursday's Severe Weather Threat

Our threat of severe weather is increasing for Thursday, specifically the afternoon and late night. Almost all of our WDRB counties are included in a Slight Risk (level 2 out of 5) with our northeastern counties in the Marginal Risk (level 1 out of 5). It's certainly possible the SPC... Continue reading

Posted May 30, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Changes to Flash Flood Watch

The National Weather Service dropped several WDRB counties from the Flash Flood Watch ahead of heavy rainfall from Alberto saying, "The track of the remnants of Alberto will stay far enough west to keep the heaviest of the rainfall along and west of the I-65 corridor." This is the updated... Continue reading

Posted May 29, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Storm Potential Tonight and Memorial Day

We saw a couple severe thunderstorms and many more strong storms earlier in the day. As the sun sets on Sunday and rises on Memorial Day, we don't lose our storm chance. Satellite/radar from today shows the unsettled atmosphere over us today that sparked our storms. Alberto is spinning up... Continue reading

Posted May 27, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Sub-Tropical Storm Alberto Update

Alberto is a Sub-Tropical Storm, the first named storm of the 2018 hurricane season. The fact that it is a tropical storm means sustained winds are between 39 mph and 73 mph. You may have not seen the "sub" at the beginning before. Here's a definition from the National Hurricane... Continue reading

Posted May 26, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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When to Expect the First Named Tropical System

Hurricane season starts in just a little over one week, and we are tracking a low pressure moving toward the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center has steadily been increasing their chances over the last few days that this develops into a tropical disturbance of some sort. Currently it... Continue reading

Posted May 23, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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New Hazards and Eruptions: Kilauea Update

The U.S. Geological Survey has been publishing updates on increased activity for Kilauea since May 12. According USGS, "Moderate-level eruption of lava continues from multiple points along the northeast end of the active fissure system." They added, "This eruption is still evolving and additional outbreaks of lava are possible. Ground... Continue reading

Posted May 22, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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What Monday Storms Mean for Tuesday

Tuesday brings another round of storms, but this will be a little different than what we saw over the weekend. Instead of being driven by small-scale boundaries, we finally have a bigger pattern to help support these storms. The storms on Tuesday look even more benign than the storms from... Continue reading

Posted May 21, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Monday Storm Potential

Monday is yet another potentially stormy day across Kentuckiana. A Slight Risk of severe weather barely clips our northernmost counties, while the rest of us are included in a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5). It is possible we will see a few showers and weak storms Monday morning, but... Continue reading

Posted May 20, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Update on Sunday Storms

We still have the potential for some strong storms Sunday, so here is an update to the forecast. SETUP The setup depends on this nearby front. It is keeping warmer, wetter air in Kentuckiana with cooler, drier air on the other side of the front. The Storm Prediction Center is... Continue reading

Posted May 19, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Is the Recent Lack of Rain a Preview of What's to Come

After the Derby deluge, we have hardly seen any rain! Only 0.21" of rain has fallen in the last 10 days, but there are hints at higher moisture content in the next system. This tropical low pressure will track north and funnel some added moisture toward us before the weekend.... Continue reading

Posted May 16, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Strong Storms Possible Tonight and Wednesday

With the chance for storms (some strong) arriving in the forecast tonight, we are going to do a deep dive into what is causing this storm potential and what you should expect. SETUP The Storm Prediction Center has our area in a Marginal Risk for severe storms Tuesday; this is... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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Early Tropical Activity

Hurricane season technically doesn't start until June 1, but we are seeing early signs of tropical development already. The 2-Day outlook shows a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico with a roughly 30% chance of forming into a tropical cyclone in the next two days. The 5-Day outlook shows a... Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2018 at WDRB Weather Blog

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