A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect over Indiana into the afternoon. Training thunderstorms have dumped several inches in spots, while other areas have gotten little rain. Parts of Brown County, Indiana have gotten 7 inches of rain thus far.
Heavy thunderstorms are ongoing, especially in southeast Indiana, and these storms are likely to continue. Lack of appreciable movement is leading to tremendous rainfall totals and flooding in isolated areas. Other areas, such as my personal rain gauge in western hills, have gotten less than a tenth of an inch.
A line of severe storms has formed in Illinois and is moving eastward as a large bow echo. This complex is expected to continue and may form into a derecho as the morning goes on. Such a storm complex could be quite damaging as the day goes on if and where it holds together.
Bow echo information: click here
Derecho definition: click here
More about derechos: click here