Wild Weather Overnight

Woke up around 4:00AM to pea size hail, gusty winds, and torrential rainfall. A total of 1.45" of rainfall was recorded at LAF. Spring was here overnight, but now temperatures are falling through the 30's with gusty winds.

Storm reports from overnight:

0357 AM     HAIL             4 W WEST LAFAYETTE      40.44N 86.99W
01/17/2012  E0.25 INCH       TIPPECANOE         IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DOWNPOUR OF PEA SIZE HAIL LASTED A FEW MINUTES AND
            PARTIALLY COVERED THE GROUND.

0357 AM     HAIL             4 W WEST LAFAYETTE      40.44N 86.99W
01/17/2012  E0.25 INCH       TIPPECANOE         IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DOWNPOUR OF PEA SIZE HAIL WHICH PARTIALLY COVERED THE
            GROUND. LASTED A FEW MINUTES.

0404 AM     TSTM WND GST     LAFAYETTE               40.41N 86.87W 

01/17/2012 M39.00 MPH TIPPECANOE IN ASOS