Greg Shoup

Fort Wayne

Meteorologist at WANE-TV (Fort Wayne, IN)

Sleep deprived Emmy Nominated meteorologist for WANE 15. My opinions are my own. retweets are not endorsements

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Record rainfall floods NE Indiana and NW Ohio

3 weeks ago | wane.com | Greg Shoup

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)-Fort Wayne set a new daily rainfall record on April 2nd with 1.51″, which nearly doubles a 42-year-old record of 0.83″ (1983). The Fort Wayne Airport set a new daily record on April 2. Most areas had well over one inch of rainfall. A weather observer in Huntertown, which is in northwest Allen County, recorded 2.50″ Kendallville reported 1.80″, closely followed by Auburn and Wabash. Heavy rainfall was recorded across the area.
15 Fury Alert Day: Bitterly cold air on the way

2 months ago | wane.com | Greg Shoup |Nicholas Ferreri

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – An artic blast will take temperatures down into the single digits by Monday with bitterly cold wind chill values. Another weather system will bring freezing rain and snow overnight Friday into early Saturday and arctic air will arrive late Sunday. Another 15 Fury Alert Day has been issued for Monday check the latest forecast updates 24-7 here.
15 Fury Alert Days issued for ice & heavy snowfall

2 months ago | wane.com | Greg Shoup

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) –A storm system will move north from the south and clash with arctic air late Wednesday and Thursday creating heavy snowfall and ice across the region. This storm will produce the highest snowfall we’ve seen this season and some areas could see ice accumulation as well. Ice and snow will be possible beginning Wednesday evening15 Fury Alert Days are issued when the weather will have a major impact on our area causing issues that could be dangerous to spend time outdoors.
Drought conditions improve dramticaly this week

Jan 10, 2025 | wane.com | Greg Shoup

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) —Drought conditions have vastly improved this week compared to last week’s drought monitor report. The drought category was reduced from a D1 (Moderate Drought) to a D0 (Abnormally dry). Much of this change is not only based on the last week but what’s called a 28-day streamflow cycle. This biggest contribution to this change occurred at the end of December when Fort Wayne Airport recorded almost 2″ of rainfall.
Severe drought still in our area with conditions easing slightly

Dec 9, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Greg Shoup

Share FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) —Much of our area is still in the ‘severe drought’ category on the latest Drought Monitor released on December 5. But there are signs that the drought is easing. Even though most of the area is still considered in a severe drought eastern portions including all of northwest Ohio have improved as the drought eases. Rainfall today (Monday) should help ease drought conditions and shrink the area of severe drought even further.
Severe drought still in our area with conditions easing slightly

Dec 8, 2024 | wane.com | Greg Shoup

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) —Much of our area is still in the ‘severe drought’ category on the latest Drought Monitor released on December 5. But there are signs that the drought is easing. Drought Monitor still has most of our area in a severe drought category Even though most of the area is still considered in a severe drought eastern portions including all of northwest Ohio have improved as the drought eases.
Severe drought continues this week with no noticable improvement

Nov 21, 2024 | wane.com | Greg Shoup

by: Greg Shoup Posted: Nov 21, 2024 / 09:04 AM EST Updated: Nov 21, 2024 / 09:04 AM EST FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- There has been very little if any change in the weekly Drought Monitor data released Thursday morning. According to week-by-week comparisons last week about 75% of the area which includes northern Indiana and extreme northwest Ohio was in a severe drought category.
WANE Winter Outlook ’24-’25: Will it be more wintry this winter?

Nov 18, 2024 | wane.com | Nicholas Ferreri |Greg Shoup |Nathan Gidley |Lance Huffman

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – When your Live Doppler 15 Fury Storm Team starts preparing the winter outlook each year, one of the first things we consider is whether it’s an El Niño or La Niña year. In El Niño years, the water is warmer than average off the western coast of South America. In La Niña years, it’s colder than average, and this affects what type of weather pattern we’ll have in our area.
Severe Drought Continues for the Area

Nov 7, 2024 | wane.com | Greg Shoup

by: Greg Shoup Posted: Nov 7, 2024 / 12:40 PM EST Updated: Nov 7, 2024 / 12:40 PM EST Severe drought continues for all of our area and the index hasn’t changed at all since last week. according to the drought index which is measured and assimilated each week.
Drought area expands as conditions worsen

Oct 31, 2024 | wane.com | Greg Shoup

The drought severity has expanded to more Indiana counties along the Michigan border according to the Drought Monitor Index which was released on October 31. The index now includes more counties to the south of Fort Wayne. The expanded area includes Marion, Harford City, and Portland which are all south of Fort Wayne. So for the first time, all of northern Indiana and northwest Ohio are categorized as a ‘severe drought’.