What's Up North Of Us?

After nailing another forecast from a few days out, (at least the high temperature, although the precip chance of 40% needed to be there), I wish I could say the same for my derby pick, Midnight Interlude. I think he was somewhere in the bottom five. Ouch. Congrats to Velasquez and Animal Kingdom in a significant derby upset. 

Now, at this hour, what's going on just north near Terre Haute Indiana? Last hour, they had half-dollar size hail, and a rotating wall cloud was observed just south of them. The storm complex has had a history of producing tornado warnings, reports of small tornadoes, and nickel to half-dollar size hail in Illinois and now parts of Indiana.

Now that we are entering the time when daytime heating is quickly escaping, the instability producing the severe weather reports just north should begin to weaken the complex heading in our direction. But at this hour, they still look formidable and need to be watched closely. Some in our viewing area such as Orange, perhaps Dubois, and Washington counties may need weather alerts later this evening.

More updates later as needed.
MS