Swells and high surf from both Imelda and Humberto are expected to bring dangerous marine and rip current conditions to the east coast of Florida and Georgia today, spreading north along much of the east coast of the U.S. this week. Heavy rainfall north and west of Imelda falling across coastal Florida and Georgia into the Carolinas could cause isolated flash and urban flooding through Tuesday. Read More >
Overview
Thunderstorms developed late in the evening of May 6 and continued into the early morning hours of May 7. The storms mainly produced large hail, but locally heavy rain and gusty winds also occurred at a few locations.Radar
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Radar Image at 1130PM EDT May 6 | Radar Image at 1210 AM EDT May 7 | Radar Image at 130 AM EDT May 7 |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1135 PM HAIL COVINGTON 40.14N 87.39W 05/06/2023 E1.75 INCH FOUNTAIN IN PUBLIC RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 1135 PM HAIL COVINGTON 40.14N 87.39W 05/06/2023 M2.25 INCH FOUNTAIN IN PUBLIC RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. 1140 PM HAIL 5 N COVINGTON 40.19N 87.39W 05/06/2023 E3.00 INCH FOUNTAIN IN PUBLIC PUBLIC REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF 2-3 INCH DIAMETER HAIL. 1155 PM HAIL WILLIAMSPORT 40.29N 87.29W 05/06/2023 E2.50 INCH WARREN IN PUBLIC REPORT VIA TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. 1210 AM HAIL 1 SSW DARLINGTON 40.10N 86.78W 05/07/2023 E1.25 INCH MONTGOMERY IN PUBLIC 1225 AM HAIL 3 WSW THORNTOWN 40.12N 86.67W 05/07/2023 M1.00 INCH BOONE IN PUBLIC 1259 AM HAIL 3 WSW THORNTOWN 40.12N 86.67W 05/07/2023 E0.70 INCH BOONE IN PUBLIC 0135 AM HAIL 1 NNW LEBANON 40.06N 86.48W 05/07/2023 E0.88 INCH BOONE IN PUBLIC 0135 AM HAIL LEBANON 40.05N 86.47W 05/07/2023 M1.50 INCH BOONE IN PUBLIC LATE REPORT OF FACEBOOK PHOTO SHOWING MAINLY 1.00 HAIL WITH ONE 1.6 INCH HAILSTONE. 0137 AM HAIL 1 WSW LEBANON 40.05N 86.49W 05/07/2023 U1.00 INCH BOONE IN PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). 0153 AM HAIL 4 SE ELIZAVILLE 40.09N 86.31W 05/07/2023 E1.00 INCH BOONE IN TRAINED SPOTTER HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE FALLING AT A RAPID RATE. 0350 AM HAIL SUMMITVILLE 40.33N 85.65W 05/07/2023 U0.75 INCH MADISON IN PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: DIME (0.75 IN.). 0415 AM TSTM WND GST 3 WSW FRANKFORT 40.27N 86.57W 05/07/2023 M52 MPH CLINTON IN AWOS AWOS STATION KFKR FRANKFORT. 0420 AM TSTM WND GST 4 ENE CLARKS HILL 40.26N 86.66W 05/07/2023 M55 MPH CLINTON IN MESONET MESONET STATION IN006 FRANKFORT. 0622 AM HAIL INDIANA STATE UNIVERSIT 39.47N 87.41W 05/07/2023 U0.50 INCH VIGO IN PUBLIC REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.).
Environment
Thunderstorms developed near a warm front.
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Figure 1: Surface Map at 11pm EDT May 6 | Figure 2: Most Unstable CAPE at 12 AM May 7 | Figure 3: Effective Shear at 12am May 7 |
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