Meteorologist Adam J. White

06/12/2026

Hoping everyone is okay tonight! We saw incredibly high wind shear values coupled with explosive instability lead to supercellular tornadoes in NWI this evening. This is because of those morning-early afternoon storms that came through and left a secondary boundary behind. A subsequent temperature gradient enhanced lift and kept the supercells from IL mostly discreet in an already high shear, before becoming quasilinear east of Porter County.

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06/11/2026

Enhanced to Moderate Risk of Severe Thunderstorms Tonight!
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An extremely volatile environment will set up in central to north-central Illinois by late this afternoon. This is an event that is not being handled well by models, so this is 100% a "meteorological knowledge" forecast.

What I know:
By the time the storms reach NW Indiana, they are likely to be linear in format, much like yesterday. However, given much more conducive parameters, winds may be significantly higher than yesterday. Our tornado risk is not low either, with embedded tornadoes being a distinct possibility. Using RAP model hodographs, the pattern of wind shear that will be present in NWI will allow for storms to spin up very quickly. Be very prepared tonight, anywhere between 5-10PM. Once again, the models do not have good timing on this storm complex.

Supercellular tornadoes *should* remain in central-north central IL today. I will keep you all updated if this changes.

Stay safe today! I will be out chasing these storms to get a better idea of the convective environment.

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06/10/2026

Nice shelf cloud rolling into Saint John!

06/10/2026

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for parts of Illinois and Indiana until 10:00 PM CDT.
Graphic courtesy NWS

06/10/2026

*Elevated Risk of Severe Weather Wednesday and Thursday*
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A back-to-back setup for severe weather appears likely today and tomorrow.

Today (Wednesday 6/10), a squall line will impact The Region beginning around 5 PM. As with any squall line, main hazards are strong winds along the leading edge and the potential for a brief, embedded tornado. Confidence in the timing of this event, plus/minus about an hour, is very high.

Additionally, more rain and thunderstorms will impact the area beginning around 11 PM tonight, extending through the early morning hours on Thursday.

Tomorrow (Thursday 6/11), conditions are more conducive to supercells and stronger tornadoes, particularly in north-central Illinois. For NW Indiana, the primary risk seems to be another squall line at this time, with strong winds being the main hazard. I am not sure I completely agree with the convective-allowing models on this, as forecasted wind shear values are incredibly conducive to independent storm development. I will keep a very close eye on this, as a more discreet, potentially more intense storm type may also enter the forecast for our area.

Because of the rapid onset of round after round after round of strong storms this week, flash flooding is also on the table. A *LOT* of water will come down with these storms because of the tropical air currently impacting the area. It is a great time to make sure your sump pump is functional, and as always, turn around if you encounter flooded roadways
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Regardless, now is the time to make sure you have multiple ways to receive warning should an alert be issued for your area!
1. Enable Wireless Emergency Alerts on your phone.
2. Use a NOAA Weather Radio
3. Have a portable AM/FM radio ready to go!

06/05/2026

Pictured: 5AM Saturday, 18z HRRR model
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I am watching for the possibility of some strong thunderstorms overnight tonight into the early morning hours of Saturday. As of now, it looks like the main threat will remain to the west of The Region, but some of those remnant storms may remain strong into our area.

Risk Level: 3/10
Confidence Level: 6/10
Meteorological Parameters: 7/10

Nerdy stuff:
Model guidance is suggesting a linear mode for these storms, though high low-level storm-relative helicity and reasonable levels of bulk wind shear lead me to believe that discrete stronger storms are possible. Incredibly moist surface dewpoints >70 degrees and plenty of instability will lead to a conducive convective environment, initiated by a jet streak associated with a shortwave trough.

05/25/2026

Chasing Yankton, SD

05/23/2026

Magical storms near Snyder, TX!
1 brief tornado, a funnel right on top of me, and absolutely gorgeous turbulence.
5/22/26

05/22/2026

Trinchera, CO 5-21-26
Landspout tornado and a twirly funnel!

05/21/2026

Positioned happily in SE Colorado.