Severe Weather Rumbles Through Area

It turned out to be an interesting afternoon and early evening. The first severe weather threat impacted the area late this afternoon and evening. As a warm front moved north across the state, severe weather developed prompting the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma to issue a Tornado Watch. Temperatures reached 79F (26C) this afternoon with dew points near 64F (18C). The air was thick with moisture which lead to the severe weather. Here's a bit about the storms from a news report I found online...

Storms fired up before 6 p.m. south and west of Indianapolis. The storms grew in size and intensity, prompting numerous severe thunderstorm warnings and a couple of tornado warnings.Hail up to 3 inches in diameter fell near Gosport. Nearby, storm spotters reported seeing a funnel cloud about three miles north of Spencer at about 6:40 p.m.A National Weather Service automated weather station recorded a 68 mph wind gust in Seymour just before 6 p.m.There were numerous additional reports of large hail, primarily south and west of Indianapolis.Golf-ball sized hail was reported by police in Owen County. There were other reports of large hail in Marion, Johnson, Brown, Monroe, Jackson, Hendricks, Bartholomew and Vigo counties.Sirens were sounded a couple of times in Indianapolis when severe thunderstorm warnings were issued in the county, as is standard when a warning coincides with a tornado watch.Storms generally moved from southwest to northeast across the area and began to wane as the evening wore on.