Indiana Storm Chasing Network

06/01/2026

📣 More beautiful sunsets are on the way!

📣 Our first wave of Saharan dust is working its way across the Atlantic and Caribbean right now! High pressure is expected to help pull this dust north into the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys next week! This dust originated as a dust storm over the Saharan desert in Northern Africa! This dust is very high in the atmosphere (10-15,000' high) and will not affect air quality.

We can see the effects of dust from vivid orange sunsets and quieter tropics as this dust can limit tropical development!

05/29/2026

⚠️Heads up!

⚠️ A flash drought is possible across NW Indiana over the next 2 weeks! A flash drought occurs when rapid soil moisture loss occurs causing a rapid onset of drought. A combination of not to very little precipitation and above average temperatures will lead to very high top soil moisture loss over the next 2 weeks. Flash drought is possible.

05/29/2026

Wow! To say its been wet across the southern half of Indiana would be an understatement!

🤯 What a spread! Some areas across central and southern Indiana have seen 200-400% or more of their average rainfall over the past 10 days! Thats 6-10" for some!!! While Northern Indiana has been near average or even below average across NW Indiana. Near term, NO meaningful rainfall is expected across Indiana over the next 7-10 days!

05/27/2026

📣 Brief funnel clouds may be possible this afternoon across central and southern Indiana. These funnels are termed cold air funnels. Cold air funnels are usually small, brief, and rarely touch the ground. Today's environment may be semi suportive of a couple and wouldn't be surprised to see a couple reports. If one does manage to touch the ground it will become a landspout. Landspouts can cause minor damage. If spotted, seek shelter inside a sturdy structure.

05/26/2026

Save the date!

📣 Save the date! Our next total solar eclipse for our region will occur across Northern Indiana in a 73 years on September 14th, 2099! Places in the path of totality include Huntington, Fort Wayne, Angola, South Bend, Elkhart, Gary, and others across Northern Indiana.

This is a friendly heads up to get the hotel reservation booked along the US-30 corridor. They sold out fast for April 8th, 2024!

05/25/2026

📣 Hey Indiana! The International Space Station will fly over again tonight just before and after sunset! Look NW around 8:30pm EDT as the ISS will fly nearly overhead! It should be dark enough to see. Look for a single, bright moving dot. It will fly iver again at just after 10:00pm EDT however, it will be lower on the horizon to the south.

05/24/2026

Heads up race fans!

⚠️ Attention race fans! Ideal racing conditions are not expected tomorrow in Indianapolis. Light rain and or drizzle is expected tomorrow morning continuing in the afternoon ahead of a weak cold front. Along the front, a broken line of showers and thunderstorms is expected. Race delays, yellows, or even a few stoppages are expected tomorrow.

Best timing for the rain for Indianapolis and IMS is 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT. We do look to clear out fast behind the cold front however, recent model guidance has the front arival time being slower.

05/23/2026

Sunscreen today, keeps the Aloe away! Sun safety tips!

Don't be like Fred! Sunscreen today keeps the aloe away! It is Memorial Day weekend and many will be hitting the lakes and pools! If you are outside, especially Monday, be sure to lotion up! We will increased sunshine through the holiday, especially on Monday.

05/21/2026

Definitely true today! That East wind is horrible!

60°F in late May hits different than 60°F in January! That wind is chilly! If it was January, we would be looking for a pool right now but not today! 🥶

05/21/2026

"Were gonna need a bigger boat"! More rain on the way tomorrow and Saturday!

📣 More rain is on the way this weekend! A low pressure system will move directly overhead Friday afternoon into Saturday bringing more widespread rainfall.

The bulk of the precipitation is trending to be done by Sunday however, a few rain showers may linger into Sunday. We will watch these trends closely for the Indianapolis 500 this weekend!